To protect and manage research data at UVA and help comply with funding requirements for government agencies, UVA now requires that all sponsored funded projects with federal funding use LabArchives.
LabArchives supports compliance with sponsor data management and sharing policies, including the NIH DMSP. By utilizing LabArchives features to organize data, document data types and formats, create metadata for re-use, and store data in a secure location, researchers will be better prepared to meet funder requirements. LabArchives supports documentation and management of a Data Management (and Sharing) Plan and allows the upload of plans created using the DMPTool. For more information about how LabArchives supports key aspects of this requirement, please visit their website page about the Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy.
The Office of the Vice President of Research has created training opportunities for researchers to learn how to use LabArchives. Please visit this link to register for training.
Additionally, both the UVA Library and the Health Sciences Library have data management specialists who can provide support with creating and implementing Data Management and Data Management and Sharing Plans. You can find information about the support they offer here: Health Sciences Library or University Library.
If you are unsure of how to use LabArchives, please contact the Office of the Vice President of Research at LabArchives@virginia.edu.
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