This guide is designed to make it easier for Latvian researchers to work with research data, to provide practical advice and to help clarify complex situations. It is intended to support the management of research data, promoting research integrity, and fostering the uptake of open science in practice.
This guide includes information on open science, basic principles of research data management, practical tips, and links to in-depth resources. The content is structured around the research lifecycle, covering the key aspects and issues relevant to each stage of the lifecycle.
The content of the guide has been created using a variety of open access materials. For a more extensive list of sources, see under Sources of information in data management.
Latvian Data Stewards Network
This guide has been produced by the Latvian Data Stewards Network team. The network consists of four universities – Riga Stradiņš University, Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Riga Technical University and the University of Latvia – together with the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Service Centre (VPC).
The Latvian Data Stewards Network provides support to researchers in Latvian research institutions to help ensure that data is securely stored, well documented, structured and available for future use.
Data Stewards develop data management guidelines and various support materials for researchers, and provide advice and outreach on research data management and the implementation of open science principles in practice.
If you have any questions about research data management, please contact the Data Stewards team at your university or VPC!
RDM Guide versions
The Guide is regularly updated and improved.
| Version number |
Date of publication |
Changes |
| v1.00 |
18.03.2025 |
First version. |
| v1.01 |
19.05.2025 |
Text and formatting corrections. A CC-BY licence is included for further use of the guide. |
| V1.02 |
15.08.2025. |
Includes glossary, FAQ section and information on open science. |
| v1.03 |
07.10.2025. |
Additional sources of information on research data management added. |
Licence
This Guide is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which allows the material to be freely copied, distributed, modified, and used provided that credit is given to the original source.
Recommended reference
Latvian Data Stewards Network. (2025). Research data management guide. DataverseLV. https://dataverse.lv/en.celvedis/
We thank the members of the Data Stewards Network for contribution to the content of the guide!
