Portage: Research Data Management made easy!

The Portage Network (sponsored by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries) is a national research data management (RDM) initiative dedicated to the shared stewardship of research data in Canada. Portage supports researchers and other stakeholders through a library-based network of expertise that fosters the growth of a national research data culture and the development of shared national platforms and services for planning, preserving, and discovering research data. These shared platforms and services are focused on three key areas: planning; data storage and discovery; and training and guidance. This poster focuses on the training and guidance tools and services developed by the Portage Training Expert Group, including the bilingual training aids and online modules that teach librarians and researchers about basics of RDM and how to complete a data management plan. Practicing good RDM will help researchers to ensure that they are curating, archiving, and sharing their data so that it is not lost to future generations.