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NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy

Ohio State Resources for the NIH DMS Policy

Regardless of what stage you are in, there are a variety of different Ohio State resources and offices that can help you navigate the process of complying with the new NIH DMS Policy. Select a link below to learn more:


Register for upcoming events:

Check back for upcoming events. In the meantime, you can also email datamanagement@osu.edu to request a presentation for your department or lab.


Previous events:

Learning About the Policy

Resources:

Schedule a consultation:

 • Training requests: datamanagement@osu.edu

Writing a DMS Plan

Resources:

IMPORTANT: DMPTool lists three template options for the NIH. Researchers should select the NIH-Default DMSP template.


Schedule a consultation:

 • Plan reviews
   datamanagement@osu.edu

 • Secure data storage 
   SecureMyResearch@osu.edu

 • Human participant data sharing
   Office of Responsible Research Practices

Budgeting for DMS Costs

Resources:

Schedule a consultation:    

   •  Contact College or Department Research IT
        Big data costs

Monitoring DMS Compliance

Schedule a consultation:

   • ResearchIntegrity@osu.edu
      Addressing concerns from the NIH

Sharing Data

Resources:

Schedule a consultation:

 • datamanagement@osu.edu
   Repository selection

 • Contact College or Department Research IT
   Sharing big data

Acknowledgements

Researcher Checklist
Badger, K., Calkins, H., Carr Jones, L., Grynoch, T., Koshoffer, A., LaPreze, D., May, A., Nieman, C., Otsuji, R., Phegley, L., & Ye, H. (2022). Data management and sharing plan checklist for researchers. Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UADXR

DMS Data Glossary
Denton, A., Exner, N., Hertz, M., LaPreze, D., Nieman, C., & Sheffield, C. (2022). Glossaries. Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UADXR