The Research Data Services team assists Rice researchers (including faculty, research staff, and students) with all phases of the research data life-cycle, including acquiring, cleaning, organizing, processing, analyzing, visualizing, sharing, and preserving data.
It brings together experts from Fondren Library and the Center for Research Computing to coordinate services and support for research data, consult with researchers, facilitate training (including for graduate and undergraduate students), study user needs, and advise on and promote the infrastructure for data.
Consultation
We offer consultations by appointment, Monday through Friday, on Zoom or in person.
To learn more about the stages of the data life-cycle, view the following guides:
- Finding data
- Managing data
- Analyzing data
- Visualizing data
- Sharing and preserving data
Training
We teach a variety of workshops and can customize workshops to meet course needs.
Resources
Our team supports best practices in data management, storage, and sharing.
- The Center for Research Computing provides assistance with storage of research data through their Research Data Facility.
- View options and guidelines for storing non-regulated data in the CRC's Research Data Facility.
- Rice's Digital Scholarship Archive is an institutional repository for intellectual output, including research data.
- Access guidelines for storing data in Rice's Digital Scholarship Archive.
- View recommendations for citing datasets.