Information, navigation, and service coordination to fit your digital research needs.
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@ AskResearch

A primer on McMaster's digital research landscape.
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@ AskResearch

This interactive tool helps researchers choose a data storage and backup provider recommended by RDM Services based on risk level, volume, collaboration, and more.
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$ Sometimes fee for service
@ RDM
? Store and archive data

RHPCS can consult on CFI and other funding applications, hardware and software and high-performance computing needs and options, and more.
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! Staff, faculty, postdocs
? Advanced research computing; Analyze and visualize data; Funding application support; Hardware and Digital Infrastructure

RDM Services supports researchers on all aspects of RDM including Data Management Plans, data storage and backup, data security, ethical and sensitive data management, documentation and metadata, data deposit and sharing, and more.
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@ RDM
? Manage research data; Funding application support

IS4R can help researchers safeguard their work via security assessments, partnership and vendor security reviews, vulnerability checks, incident response, data security, and more.
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? Secure research

RSDS can help identify software and software development needs, support associated grant proposals, provide guidance on code publishing and preservation, and more.
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$ Sometimes fee for service
@ RSDS
? Develop software for research; Funding application support

Research Impact at McMaster helps researchers understand the impact of their work and extend their reach, supporting grant/award applications, annual reporting, strategic planning, and much more.
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@ Research Impact
* Intro to Research Impact
? Research Impact; Open Access

Access to national storage, CPU, GPU, and cloud computing resources.
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! Faculty and sponsored
@ SHARCNet
* Data Storage Finder
? Advanced research computing; Analyze and visualize data; Software for research

This resource provides guidance on using institutionally-supported tools for online surveys involving human participants.
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@ AskResearch

This resource provides guidance on using institutionally-supported platforms for electronically documenting consent from human participants.
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@ AskResearch

This resource provides practical guidance on reducing bot responses in online surveys and data collection tools.
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@ AskResearch

Helps researchers evaluate an online transcription service and better understand whether it is appropriate for their research data.
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@ AskResearch

This resource helps researchers understand and evaluate institutionally supported video conferencing platforms for collecting data from human participants.
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@ AskResearch

This resource is designed to support McMaster researchers in selecting an ELN.
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@ AskResearch

This resource covers key considerations related to privacy policies and data usage, security standards and compliance, and data storage and access control.
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@ AskResearch
? Safeguard research

This online learning module empowers you with essential skills to protect against cyber threats and secure your digital world.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

Learn to protect your research data in this webinar with McMaster experts in IT Security and Cybersecurity.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

A collection of IT security resources.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

Information Security for Researchers can work with Research Security to advise and support travel to areas of concern.
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? Safeguard research

Best practices around information security for researchers.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

Information about the possible network configurations for research labs and offices at McMaster University.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

RDM Services consults with individuals and research groups on all aspects of RDM, both online and in person.
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@ RDM
? Manage research data

RDM Services offers classroom visits and training sessions for research groups on RDM tailored to your discipline and class content.
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? Manage research data

Upcoming events and previous event recordings, including an Introduction to Research Data Management; and Data Deposit and Data Management Plan Bootcamps.
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@ RDM
? Manage research data

Learn about emerging funder requirements for Research Data Management, including Data Management Plans, Data Deposit, and more from the Tri-Agencies, NIH, Horizon Europe, CFI, ORF, and others.
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@ RDM
? Researcher responsibilities; Funding application support; Manage research data

DMP Assistant is a free online tool for drafting your Data Management Plan (DMP) that aligns with Tri-agency expectations.
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@ RDM
* RDM Planning Resources
? Create a DMP

RDM Services' DMP Database contains over 400 different example Data Management Plans (DMPs) shared by researchers which you can use as a basis for your own plan, with filters for McMaster Departments to find recommended examples.
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@ RDM
? Create a DMP

Research Data Management Specialists review data management plans and grant sections, as well as supporting researchers in their development via submission on DMP Assistant by email.
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? Create a DMP

These monthly roundtables are a peer space to learn together about research data management.
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@ RDM
? Manage research data

In this asynchronous module, learn about research data management best practices.
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@ RDM
? Manage research data

A collection of guidance for researchers on removing sensitive identifiable information from research data for safekeeping or deposit.
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@ RDM
? Share or publish data

A collection of guidance for researchers on how to archive data, sustainable file formats, data retention, and how long to keep research records.
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@ RDM
? Store and archive data

Learn about the different storage platforms available to you as a researcher, their features and drawbacks, and when to choose a particular platform.
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@ RDM
* Data Storage Finder
? Store and archive data

Learn about encryption and how it can be used to secure your data against unauthorized access, ensuring its confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity.
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@ RDM
* RDM Encryption Resources
? Safeguard research; Manage research data

Learn about research data management for qualitative research data.
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@ RDM
? Share or publish data

Learn more about working with sensitive data including how to protect your data, your research participants, and yourself.
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@ RDM
? Safeguard research; Share or publish data

Learn about OSF and how you can use it to organize your research projects, build a space for your research group to work together, collaborate on files and protocols, and publish your research openly!
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@ RDM
? Manage research data; Share or publish data

Learn how to use Tropy and Omeka S to manage your research materials photos from archives and beyond.
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@ RDM
? Manage research data

This collection of tools from McMaster Research Ethics Board (MREB) is intended to guide researchers in determining the data storage and security procedures for handling their research data.
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@ RDM
? Store and archive data; Safeguard research

McMaster’s data repository is part of a national network which gives your data long-term storage, as well as a DOI and searchability at the international level.
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@ RDM
* Depositor Checklist
* Data Storage Finder
? Share or publish data

Learning modules on targeted topics such as choosing technology stacks, developing JavaScript websites, minimal computing, and the use of digital object persistent identifiers (DOIs) for scholarly software objects.
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@ RSDS
? Develop software for research

The library can help with a modernized approach to research assessment that accommodates the diversity of outputs and impacts produced by today's researchers.
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@ Research Impact
* https://sfdora.org/
* https://coara.eu/
? Research Impact

The library recommends best practices for integrating bibliometric-based narratives and compelling visualizations into existing processes.
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@ Research Impact
* Visualizing Your Research Impact
? Research impact; Open Access

Support / training on the databases, methodologies, and indicators most frequently used in bibliometric analysis, the use of statistical approaches to analyze publication / citation trends.
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@ Research Impact
? Research impact; Open Access

Researcher profile tools like ORCID, Google Scholar, and McMaster Experts provide a valuable space to showcase your research outputs (from publications to datasets to creative works) and demonstrate your impact.
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@ Research Impact
? Research impact; McMaster Experts and ORCiD

Alternative research outputs (datasets, code, creative works, etc.) and research enablers (instruments, research software, facilities, etc.) can benefit from the increased discoverability and citability that a persistent identifier provides.
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@ Research Impact
? Research impact; McMaster Experts and ORCiD

Research Software Development and Support (RSDS) can develop tailored software solutions to collect, analyze, visualize, and present research findings, ensuring alignment with research goals and maximizing impact.
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! Staff and faculty
$ Fee for service
@ RSDS
? Develop software for research

Research and High-Performance Computing Support (RHPCS) provides custom storage solutions and backup support.
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! For research support
$ Fee for service
@ RHPCS
* Data Storage Finder
? Store and archive data

Research and High-Performance Computing Support (RHPCS) provides access to and support for these systems for computational tasks.
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! For research support
$ Fee for service
@ RHPCS

A list of digital research newsletters at McMaster.
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@ AskResearch

This tool will help researchers navigate and discover M365 resources and functionality, answer questions, and connect researchers to available supports and resources.
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@ AskResearch
? Software for research

Identifies research website options at McMaster.
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$ Sometimes fee for service
@ AskResearch

A searchable resource to assist in identifying available software licenses and research software support at McMaster.
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$ Sometimes fee for service
@ AskResearch
? Software for research

Integrating MS Lists and Forms into your MS Teams channels allows you to collect and distribute information and tasks without the learning curve of using third-party software of leaving the comfort of your Team channel.
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@ AskResearch

Support for research includes differentiated project services, virtual server hosting, hardware, software, and consultations services, and more.
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! FHS staff and faculty
$ Sometimes fee for service
@ MyCSU Portal
* Data Storage Finder
? Hardware and digital infrastructure; Funding application support; Software for research; Store and archive data

Information Technology Services for the Degroote School of Business (DSB).
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! DSB

Digital research support for DSB faculty members' research projects.
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! DSB faculty members
@ DSB-ITS
? Hardware and digital infrastructure; Funding application support; Software for research

HMC provides computing and technology support for the Faculty of Humanities, including software and hardware costing, procurement, and configuration, grant proposal support, and more.
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! Faculty of Humanities
@ HMC
? Hardware and digital infrastructure; Funding application support; Software for research

SciTech helps researchers find solutions for IT needs, including needs assessments, software and hardware costing, procurement, setup, monitoring, management, and more.
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! Faculty of Science
? Hardware and digital infrastructure; Funding application support; Software for research

Computing and technology support for the Faculty of Social Sciences including purchasing consultations, workstation and select software support, and more.
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! SocSci staff and faculty
? Hardware and digital infrastructure; Funding application support; Software for research

Support for McMaster's enterprise hardware, software, and network infrastructure.
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@ UTS

Librarians can advise on database selection, search strategy, information management, research tools and resources, and much more.
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@ Ask Librarian
* HSL Research Consultations

Librarians can advise on database selection, search strategy, information management, research tools and resources, and much more.
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@ HSL
* Library Research Consultations

The Sherman Centre (SCDS) provides comprehensive consulting, instruction and technical support, catering to a wide range of digital scholarship needs.
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@ SCDS

These workshop recordings and online modules from the Sherman Centre (SCDS) will teach you about data analysis, digital scholarship, innovative software, and more.
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@ SCDS
? Analyze and visualize data

Forthcoming events from the Sherman Centre (SCDS) on data analysis, digital scholarship, innovative software, and more.
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@ SCDS
? Analyze and visualize data

Guidance from the Sherman Centre (SCDS) for use of simple, low-resource computing systems and techniques for research.
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@ SCDS
? Analyze and visualize data

Guidance from the Sherman Centre (SCDS) on website hosting and development options for research.
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@ SCDS

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.
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@ SCDS
* LaTeX
? Software for research

The Sherman Centre provides access to robust workstations with high RAM and large screens for research project use.
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@ SCDS
? Advanced research computing

Guidance from the Sherman Centre (SCDS) on systems and techniques in research using social media data.
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@ SCDS

As McMaster’s researcher discovery gateway, Experts aims to facilitate collaboration among researchers and spark increased engagement with other communities in academia, industry, and the media through a searchable, comprehensive portrait of research activity at McMaster.
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@ McMaster Experts
* Experts Overview
? McMaster Experts and ORCiD

McMaster Experts includes a research information management system (RIMS) which provides all McMaster faculty members with a centralized, reusable scholarly activity record.
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! Faculty
@ McMaster Experts
* Experts Overview
? McMaster Experts and ORCiD

The Library Data Service promotes and facilitates the use of specialized electronic research data products for McMaster affiliated users.
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@ Data Services
? Secondary Data

Access to and support for 3D modeling software and printers located within the Sherman Centre (SCDS).
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@ SCDS

The Data Analysis Support Hub (DASH) assists with data analysis and software applications including Excel, SPSS, R, Python, and more.
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@ DASH
? Analyze and visualize data; Software for research; Advanced research computing

Data Visualization Services help McMaster researchers develop data visualizations.
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@ Data Visualization Services
? Analyze and visualize data

This resource provides guidance on data visualization.
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@ Data Visualization Services
? Analyze and visualize data

A free, flexible, open source web-publishing platform for the display of archival and scholarly collections and exhibitions.
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@ Data Visualization Services
* https://omeka.org/
? Analyze and visualize data

GIS and Geospatial Data Services support the McMaster community in finding and analyzing geospatial data and using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software in the creation of maps and web mapping applications.
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@ GIS Services
? Analyze and visualize data; Software for research; Secondary Data

The Esri ArcGIS suite of products is available to current students, staff, and faculty at McMaster University and provides users with a collection of products for analyzing and presenting a wide variety of spatial, demographic, and business information.
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@ GIS Services
? Analyze and visualize data

We work with McMaster researchers to assess your publishing needs and help you to understand your options in a quickly changing publishing world.
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@ Scholarly Communication
? Open Access

Lyons New Media Centre houses high-end media editing computers, fully loaded with media creation software.
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@ Lyons

Media specialists at Lyons will do their best to help get you started on your project, help you learn a new tool or media software, or help find the answers to your media creation problems.
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@ Lyons

Guides to help with research skills, including AI tools, common databases and software tools, citations and more.
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@ Ask Librarian
? Find existing data; Software for research

The Health Sciences Library's guide to resources in all stages of the research lifecycle, from planning your project, gaterhing resources, analyzing data, to writing and publishing.
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@ HSL

Guides on HSL resources and research skills, including research metrics, google scholar, web of science, and more.
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@ HSL

The Libraries has tools and training to support you every step of the way through the information research process.
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@ Ask Librarian

This searchable data and statistics collection is administered by McMaster University Libraries.
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@ Data Services
? Secondary Data

Get started with finding, using, and visualizing health data & statistics.
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@ HSL
? Secondary data

Find the best library databases for your research.
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@ HSL

McMaster University Libraries manages and provides access to a collection of open and restricted geospatial data for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.
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@ GIS Services
* Scholars GeoPortal
? Secondary data

Guidance on EndNote (citation management tool) use and support, along with up to date information on EndNote at McMaster.
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@ HSL
* EndNote License

A web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews.
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@ HSL

Information, resources, and guidance on Open Access publishing.
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@ Scholarly Communication
? Open Access

Provides access to digitized special library collections, mostly from maps, research collections, and general book collection.
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@ Digital Archive

The Health Sciences Archives (HAS) collects, preserves and makes available records documenting the history, life, and people of McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences as well as Hamilton Health Sciences and its predecessor institutions.
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@ HSL

The Makerspace is equipped with tools and technology to prototype and create.
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@ Makerspace

Supports scholarly journal publishing for the international research community via Open Journal Systems.
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@ MUL Press

MacBlog provisions lightweight WordPress websites to McMaster members in support of the University's teaching, research, and knowledge dissemination activities.
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! Staff, faculty, and sponsored
* Terms of Service

Here you can learn how to use Microsoft 365 apps and Zoom at McMaster.
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@ UTS
? Store and archive data; Software for research

One-on-one consultations and trainings as well as group training sessions on M365 solutions.
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! Staff and faculty
@ UTS
? Store and archive data; Software for research

A list of open-source Canadian Research Software Platforms from the Alliance.
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@ SHARCNet
? Software for research

Find licensing information on a variety of software and services.
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! Staff and faculty
@ UTS
? Software for research

Find licensing information on a variety of software and services.
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! All students
@ UTS
? Software for research

Videos and tips to get communicating, collaborating on documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and creating multimedia content quickly.
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! All students
@ UTS
? Software for research

Instant access 24/7 to a fully configured virtual university computer, providing access to specialist software applications.
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@ UTS
? Software for research

Sharepoint is a web-based collaborative platform for communication and document storage.
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@ UTS
* Discover M365
* Data Storage Finder
? Store and archive data

OneDrive is a file hosting service and synchronization service operated by Microsoft as part of its Office suite of software.
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@ UTS
* Discover M365
* Data Storage Finder
? Store and archive data

MacDrive is a privately hosted, secure, cloud storage solution offering features similar to commercial providers while ensuring that the information and the controls are in the hands of McMaster University.
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! Staff and faculty
@ UTS
* Data Storage Finder
? Store and archive data

McMaster University’s Institutional Repository (IR), enabling McMaster's scholars to archive, share, and preserve a wide array of scholarly works.
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@ MacSphere

Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a secure web-based application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
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! Staff and faculty
@ REDCap Support
* Tools for Online Surveys

Users of REDCap at McMaster University can access consultations, training, troubleshooting, a user forum, and more.
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! Staff and faculty

LimeSurvey is an open-source online survey tool that allows users to create, distribute, and analyze surveys and questionnaires.
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@ RHPCS
* Tools for Online Surveys
* LimeSurvey Resource Hub

Useful guidance and resources relevant to LimeSurvey (Central Instance).
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@ RHPCS

An online survey and data collection tool, designed to share surveys, quizzes, and polls.
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@ UTS
* Tools for Online Surveys

DocuSign eSignature is the use of electronic signatures on contracts and other types of agreement documents.
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! Staff and faculty
$ Fee for service
@ UTS
* Tools for Documenting Consent

An easy-to-scale pay-as-you-go cloud computing solution.
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! Staff and faculty
$ Fee for service
@ UTS
* Data Storage Finder
? Advanced research computing

An Open Access Publishing Journal Search Tool (powered by SciFree) for McMaster faculty, students and researchers to find APC (Article Processing Charges) waivers and discounts to publish open access in ALL disciplines with support from McMaster Libraries.
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@ Scholarly Communication

A browser extension which simplifies your off-campus access to e-resources provided by the Libraries and offers many other features for both on and off campus.
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@ Ask Librarian

Supports student journal publishing via Open Journal Systems for McMaster-based groups with a faculty members sponsor.
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@ MUL Press

Real Time Remote Access (RTRA) is an online tabulation tool allowing subscribers to run SAS programs in real time to extract results from masterfile subsets in the form of tables.
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@ Data Services
? Analyze and visualize data

The Wharton Research Data Service (also known as WRDS) is a web-based data platform from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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@ DSB-ITS
? Secondary Data

A Centralized platform to discover training opportunities (workshops, courses, webinars) across Canada.
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

A repository of guides, documentation, and asynchronous training materials for researchers that span the research data life cycle.
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

Details how a software project is developed, maintained, and curated, ensuring long-term accessibility and usability.
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@ SHARCNet

A global registry of research data repositories from different academic disciplines that can be used for finding databases or deciding on a place to deposit data.
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@ RDM
? Secondary Data; Share or publish data

Offers data repository guidance and lists data repositories by discipline to find an appropriate discipline-specific repository to share data.
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@ RDM
? Share or publish data

Lunaris is a national web-based platform for data discovery, allowing researchers to search for datasets that exist in Canadian research data repositories, including McMaster Dataverse.
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@ RDM
? Secondary Data

A national platform for sharing and preserving research data, excellent for large volume and file sizes.
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@ RDM
* Data Storage Finder
? Share or publish data

A hub for research security resources, guidance, and trainings.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

The dedicated programming support competition supports computational projects of exceptional potential that will have lasting impact and value and that require significant support from SHARCNet.
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! Faculty members
@ SHARCNet
Develop software for research

Three courses to better equip Canadian researchers with the knowledge and resources to protect their research.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

A range of training materials on RDM – everything from one-page guides to online training modules and videos – that span the research data life cycle.
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@ SHARCNet
? Manage research data

An annual online training event covering a variety of introductory and advanced topics in advanced research computing (ARC), high-performance computing (HPC), and research data management (RDM).
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

These informational presentations cover a wide range of Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) topics, such as advanced research computing (ARC), research data management (RDM), and research software (RS).
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

Information, tutorials, activities, and self-paced courses for researchers using SHARCNet supported systems and services.
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

Live trainings on SHARCNet computing and weekly Q and A sessions for new users.
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

Recordings of SHARCNet computing training events.
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@ SHARCNet
? Advanced research computing

This website from the Government of Canada provides information on how to safeguard your research and innovation.
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@ IS4R
? Safeguard research

A listing of the research software provided and supported by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.
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@ SHARCNet
? Software for research

High-speed, secure service for transferring large datasets across storage systems, both on-premise and in the cloud..
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! Faculty and sponsored
@ SHARCNet

Digital Research Alliance of Canada online file hosting service.
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! Faculty and sponsored
@ SHARCNet
* Nextcloud Wiki
* Data Storage Finder
? Store and archive data

Request books, book chapters, and articles (including digital files) not available in McMaster’s collections through Interlibrary Loan.
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$ Sometimes fee for service
@ HSL