SMU Libraries provide support for your research data needs through these services.
Locating and accessing datasets
- Finding data from free and subscribed sources
- Negotiating for purchase of datasets and reviewing license agreements
- Clearing copyright for use of dataset
- Consultations on retrieving datasets from free and subscribed sources
Collecting and managing data
- Planning for data management
- Organising and documenting data
- Citing data
Working with data
- Recommending suitable data and visualisation tools
- Consultations, including technical assistance, for basic data and visualisation tools such as Jupyter Notebook, numpy, panda, matplotlib, Qualtrics
- Workshops on various methods and tools for basic data analysis
NOTE: We can assist you with learning how to apply these techniques, tools, and technologies to support and enhance your research but we cannot collect, analyse, or visualize data for you.
Depositing and publishing your dataset
- Depositing your dataset with SMU Research Data Repository (RDR)
- Getting a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for your dataset
- Linking your dataset to your article
- Publishing your dataset using the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles
For more information, contact library@smu.edu.sg