The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has a Statement on Digital Data Management that focuses on sharing and preservation of digital research data. All proposals submitted to the Office of Science for research funding must include a Data Management Plan (DMP).
Here are some useful data management resources:
DOE Data Management Plans – Suggested elements for a Data Management Plan for DOE proposals.
DMP Tool – A service offered by the California Digital Library to create, review and share data management plans that meet institutional requirements.
Data Management Best Practices – A set of best practice documents compiled by the ORNL DAAC.
Data Management Planning – Data management resources compiled by DataONE.
Here is a list of related open-source software developed for archiving and using scientific data.
NGEE Tropics Archive – The NGEE-Tropics archive service supports the NGEE Tropics project. It is a place to upload datasets and metadata.
Metacat – Metacat is an open source metadata catalog and data repository targeting scientific data, particularly from environmental science and ecology.
If you are interested in listing your software on this page, contact ess-dive-support@lbl.gov.