Research Support for the Health Sciences

Data management involves the organization and maintenance of data during the active stages of a project, and suitable archiving of the data at the project’s completion. It is an on-going activity throughout the data lifecycle.

Scholarly communication is an ongoing process that involves the creation, evaluation, dissemination and preservation of knowledge related to teaching, research and scholarship. Here you will find information on new publishing models, author rights, open access to research, research metrics (journal, author, and citation impact), and the preservation of intellectual output of the university.

This guide was create to help you start your systematic research and guide you through the different steps that are involved in this process.

uO Research is University of Ottawa's digital repository for research and teaching materials created by the university community and its affiliated partners. It provides open and permanent access to uOttawa scholarship thereby ensuring its wide dissemination and increased visibility online.

Copyright comprises a bundle of exclusive rights owned by the copyright holder. Its purpose is to protect content creators and owners, providing them with control over their work and the potential of a financial reward. Conversely, copyright is meant to promote creativity – by establishing a system for making use of others’ work – as well as the orderly exchange of ideas. Underlying data in copyright-protected works is not itself protected.