Research Data Access & Preservation
RDAP (Research Data Access & Preservation) supports an engaged community of information professionals committed to creating, maintaining, advancing, and teaching best practices for research data, access, and preservation.
The RDAP community brings together a variety of individuals, including data managers and curators, librarians, archivists, researchers, educators, students, technologists, and data scientists from academic institutions, data centers, funding agencies, and industry who represent a wide range of STEM disciplines, social sciences, and humanities.
RDAP Summit 2025 runs from March 11-13, with workshops on March 10.
RDAP Happenings
RDAP Happenings: January 2025
The January 2025 includes Esther Plomb's feature article, The Turing Way: Towards reproducible, ethical and collaborative research.
Journal of eScience Librarianship: RDAP Summit 2024
JeSLIB's latest volume features articles and commentary highlighting works from the 2024 RDAP Summit.
Explore the new RDAP Resource Hub
The Resource Hub offers tools for new and experienced data professionals, including an annotated bibliography of data management resources and past RDAP webinar recordings (RDAP members only).
Upcoming Events
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2025-03-11 11:00 AMVirtual
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2025-04-22 12:00 PMZoom
Get Involved
Join a Committee
RDAP provides valuable volunteer opportunities through service on a wide range of action committees and task forces..
Member Directory
Find, connect with, and message other RDAP members. Access limited to active RDAP members.
RDAP Discuss Listserv
Open list available to all anyone interested in or working on research data access and preservation activities.
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Membership
- Join RDAP
- Member Directory Available only to active RDAP members
- RDAP Discuss Listserv
Resource Hub
- Data Resources
- Promotion & Tenure Archive Available only to active RDAP members
- Webinar Recordings Available only to active RDAP members