An Introduction to Data Management

The disciplinary focus of this “Introduction to Data Management” lies on biology and environmental sciences and quantitative data. Nevertheless, many aspects apply universally to quantitative and qualitative data, not depending on discipline. This reader is for everybody who wants to deepen his or her knowledge on data management. A primer on this topic consisting of factsheets about each step of the Data Life Cycle can be found on the GFBio Homepage (http://www.gfbio.org/data-life-cycle). In this reader, the topics are discussed with more detail.