DMPTool Blog

I created a map of the institutions that have customized the DMPTool, either by configuring their single-signon, or adding links to local resources. There are over 50 institutions. Don’t see yours? Email us at uc3@ucop.edu for more information on how to join.

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I’d like to start reporting on use stats on a regular basis. The DMPTool was launched in October 2011. As of the end of April 2012, we have:

• 1624 unique users
• 1241 data management plans
• 48 institutions using single sign-on
• 18 institutions that have customized the DMPTool for their users

Here’s a graph showing overall use as of the end of April:

NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, now requires data management plans for its environmental data production projects. NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 212-15, “Management of Environment Data and Information,” states that environmental data is to be managed following a data management plan, and that managers of all environmental data production projects should write a data management plan before starting to acquire data. The DMPTool now supports the NOAA requirements–you’ll see it among the options in the dropdown box for creating a new data management plan.

Tulane just configured their campus single sign-on for the DMPTool, making them the 50th institution to do so. It means that, now, researchers at Tulane do not need to maintain a separate account within the DMPTool, but instead can login using their Tulane username and password. One fewer username and password to remember and maintain!

There are a few requirements for an institution to be able to take advantage of this service–they must be a member of the InCommon Federation, and they must have an InCommon-compliant identity provider. InCommon has almost 300 members, including not just universities, but also research labs and other organizations. Please contact us at uc3@ucop.edu if you are interested in using Single Sign-on for the DMPTool–we can get you in touch with the right people on your campus or in your organization.

The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) held a webinar on April 27 on the DMPTool. Two presenters, Andrew Sallans (University of Virginia Libraries) and Jonathan Crabtree (UNC Chapel Hill–Odum Institute for Social Science Research), with moderator John Burger of ASERL, spoke on how their two institutions have integrated the DMPTool into their services supporting researchers. The webinar is available at: http://vimeo.com/41300331.