---
type: source
title: "Managing Research Data - URZ"
tags: [research-data, dmp, repositories, sustainability]
related: [forschungsdaten-managen, daten-management-plan-dmp, ckan]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
authors: []
year: 2026
url: "https://rz.uni-greifswald.de/dienste/studium-lehre/forschungsdaten-managen"
venue: "Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)"
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_forschungsdaten_managen.md"]
---

# Managing Research Data - URZ

This source describes the services provided by the Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ) to support researchers in managing their research data. It emphasizes the transition from simple data archiving to comprehensive data management strategies required by funding agencies.

## Key Points
- **Role of URZ**: Provides technical and expert infrastructure to ensure the sustainability of research repositories and assists in the development of Data Management Plans (DMPs).
- **Funding Requirements**: Funding bodies like the [[dfg]] now require a "sustainability guarantee" and detailed DMPs during the application phase, as simple promises of server availability are no longer sufficient.
- **Sustainability Risk**: Repositories funded by third-party grants are prone to obsolescence due to rapid software and OS evolution if they lack permanent IT support.
- **Value of Repositories**: Digital repositories are essential for high-quality publications (via citations), the popularization of research, and the implementation of digital teaching forms in e-learning.
- **Metadata**: The quality of research data (analog or digital) is heavily dependent on the documentation of its metadata.

## Strategic Frameworks
- **DFG Guidelines**: The URZ aligns its services with the DFG's guidelines for handling research data and the principles formulated by the **Allianz der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen** (June 24, 2010).
- **Interdisciplinary Scope**: The services cover both "Big Data" in natural sciences and the "Digital Humanities" (combining qualitative hermeneutics with digital procedures).

## Support Channels
Support is provided via the [[groupware]] ticket system or the URZ hotline (ext. 1420).