Lehigh Research Data Management Committee

The Research Data Management and Planning Committee is charged with developing and sustaining a coordinated, university-wide strategy and service framework for the management, stewardship, sharing, preservation, and reuse of research data hosted and owned by Lehigh University.

As research becomes increasingly data-intensive, researchers face expanding federal and internal requirements related to data planning and management, sharing and interoperability, storage, security, documentation, reproducibility, preservation, and public access. Addressing these needs requires close coordination among the University Libraries, Information Technology Services (ITS), Information Security, Research Computing, the Office of Research, and other campus partners.

The Committee will assess and promote Lehigh's existing research data planning services, infrastructure, policies, expertise, and recommend a sustainable, collaborative service model. The goal is to provide researchers with clear and effective access to the data-related services they need at any stage of the research process.

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Data Management Plan

Start your Research Data Management planning with this guide.

DMP Guideline

Data Storage

Evaluate options for data storage at Lehigh

Data Storage Finder

Data Sharing and Preservation

Lehigh Preserve is the Digital Repository managed by the University Libraries. It satisfies the grant funders' data sharing requirements and can be documented as the storage, publishing, and preservation location in data management plans.

Lehigh Preserve

Data Classification Tool

By using this tool before starting a new project or sharing a report, you ensure that you are applying the correct safeguards.

Data Classification Tool

Sponsorship

The Lehigh Research Data Management Committee is sponsored by the University Librarian, Boaz Nadav Manes, and the Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services, Ilena Key. 

Committee Members

  • Phillip Hewitt, Open Knowledge Librarian
  • Tricia Martone, Science Librarian
  • Chulin Meng, Director of Library Technology
  • Eduardo Zaborowski, Director of Research Computing