By means of Internet survey, content analysis and site investigation,this paper first makes an indepth analysis of the characteristics of Illinois Data Bank(IDB) in terms of its policy contents,role positioning and platform construction. It then makes a comparison among five existing policy implementation models, and chooses the Smith Process Model to verify the feasibility and validity of IDB’s research data management and sharing policies. Finally, suggestions are put forward for Chinese universities to improve the making and implementation of their research data management and sharing policies.