Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A DMP whose dataset records are auto-synchronised with the institutional repository nightly.
- Is an instance
A DMP that emails the data steward when storage use exceeds the planned 80% threshold.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A Static DMP filed once.
- Not an instance
A DMP PDF stored in a shared drive with no integration.
Editorial commentary
Active DMPs draw on real-time data from connected systems (repositories, storage quotas, ethics-board decisions) and emit notifications when plan commitments diverge from reality. The concept emerged from the RDA DMP Common Standards work as the operational counterpart to maDMP technology.
References
- Miksa, Simms et al., 'Ten principles for machine-actionable data management plans' (PLOS Computational Biology, 2019).
Also known as
live DMP
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
xml
<role vocab="credit"
vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
vocab-term="Active DMP"
vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/active-dmp" />json
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"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "DefinedTerm",
"name": "Active DMP",
"identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/active-dmp",
"description": "A DMP that is actively maintained, updated, and queried during project execution, typically in machine-actionable form, in contrast to a one-off document filed at proposal stage.",
"inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/machine-actionable-data-management-plans-madmp/",
"url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/active-dmp",
"sameAs": [
"live DMP"
],
"license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}
