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The Year of Data is a yearlong campaign to bring attention to campus resources and educational resources related to research data. The campaign kicks off in September 2025, and runs through April 2026, with monthly topics related to research data management and the research data life cycle. Scheduled activities will be shared here, as well as on the researchdata event calendar, and in Research News.
- September - campaign kickoff, focus on Research Data Life Cycle
- October - Do You Have A Plan? Project planning resources, data management plans, documenting for the long term
- November - The Importance of Place - GIS, local data, contexts
- December - We Have Principles - Data sovereignty, CARE + FAIR principles
- January - In Our Toolkit - Resources and software, research core facilities
- February - Playing Well with Others - Collaboration tools
- March - Carrying On - Choosing a data repository, data sharing
- April - New Technologies - AI, cutting edge research, summary of the Year of Data
If you are hosting activities related to research data, would like to coordinate on an activity, or have ideas for related activities, please contact Alian Kasabian, Research Data and Security Liaison, or email researchdata@unl.edu.
Upcoming events:
April 13-25 - Husker AI Days - partnership between Prairie Initiative and NU AI Institute
April 22 - Highlighting Survey Research in Non-Social Science Fields; A Client Perspective, from BOSR, 12:30-1:30pm in the Ubuntu Room, Gaughan Center
Year of Data Resources
- October: Do You Have Plan?
- Support for Research Data Management and Sharing
- Logic Model templates (.pdf): circular and linear
- November: The Importance of Place
- Nebraska public data sources
- GIS tools and supports, and Geoportal geospatial resources hub
- December: We Have Principles
- January: In Our Toolkit
- Data Services Partners: Bureau of Sociological Research, NSWERS, Rural Poll
- All Things Nebraska data portal
- Core Facilities
- February: Playing Well with Others
- Collaboration tips
- March: Carrying On
- UNL Libraries related resources: DMPTool, Data Management and Sharing LibGuide, Canvas Commons module: Essentials of Data Management & Creating Your Plan: Information for Graduate Students from UNL Libraries, SANDY (Stewarding Nebraska Data) data repository
- NuRamp Agreements Module: More information at News for Researchers page
- Holland Computing Center (HCC) has various data storage and transfer capabilities
- April: New Technologies
- NU AI Institute
- Prairie Initiative
- Office of Research and Innovation AI Guidelines and Best Practices, as well as FAQ developed in partnership with ITS