The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has released a new publication titled "Research Data Management: Principles, Practices and Prospects". This publication covers a project called DataRes at the University of North Texas (UNT) , and includes several papers that were presented at a symposium sponsored by DataRes at in late 2012. The report can be found here:

Research Data Management Principles, Practices, and Prospects • CLIR

November 2013. 99 pp. $0 ISBN 978-1-932326-47-5 CLIR pub 160 PDF Download of Report (1.8 MB) >> This is a web-only report-it is not available in print. This report examines how research institutions are responding to data management requirements of the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies. It also considers Read More

Martin Halbert, the Dean of the University of North Texas, has recently posted some helpful framing comments on the report on his blog at:

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI