Data Management Plans for Language Data Workshop Part II

This is Part II of a two-parts online workshop dedicated to strengthening both the understanding and the practical writing of Data Management Plans (DMPs) for language data, organised in the framework of the CLARIN-CH Research Data Management Working Group (RDM WG) and the Language Research Data Management Node (L-RDM Node) of the Swiss Research Data Support Network (SRDSN), in collaboration with the LaDaD (Language Data across Disciplines) project. This workshop is aimed at researchers and data stewardship professionals working with language data, particularly in the context of SNSF-funded projects.

Part I – Why DMPs Matter from the Start 

4 May 2026, 1:00–2:30 PM (online) 
An introduction to DMPs in the context of SNSF-funded projects, with a focus on early-stage planning. Access the materials here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20431873 

Part II – How to Prepare a Good DMP 

29 June 2026, 1:00–2:30 PM (online)

Building on Part I, this hands-on session offers concrete guidance for drafting high-quality DMPs tailored to language data. The session takes a bottom-up approach: experts comment on anonymised sample DMPs covering different data types (speech processing data, large textual data and LLMs, sociolinguistic interviews, and data involving minors), highlighting what works, what needs improvement, and what to watch out for when preparing your own DMP.

Programme

• Introduction (5 min) — CLARIN-CH
• Data collection and documentation (20 min) — experts from the University of Zurich
• Legal and ethical aspects (20 min) — Centre for Digital Law (ccdigitallaw)
• Data storage and security (20 min) — University of Lausanne and University of Bern
• Data preservation and archiving (10 min) — LaRS@SWISSUbase
• Data sharing and reuse (5 min) — CLARIN-CH
• General discussion (10 min)

The anonymised DMPs discussed during the session cover a range of challenging cases, including licensing, social media data, sensitive populations, and cross-border data collaborations.

This publication contains the workshop recording, the slides and a written report.