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Institutional, Funder, And Journal Data Policies, Kristin Briney, Abigail Goben, Lisa Zilinski Jan 2017

Institutional, Funder, And Journal Data Policies, Kristin Briney, Abigail Goben, Lisa Zilinski

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Data curation exists within a larger framework of laws and policies covering topics like copyright and data retention. These obligations must be considered in order to properly care for data as it is being created and preserved. While laws may transition slowly, the policies applying to research data by funding bodies, institutions, and journals have seen significant change since the turn of the century. These policies have directly impacted the practices of researchers and prompted the creation of data curation services by many libraries in partnership with their larger institutions. This chapter examines three important categories of policies, primarily covered …


Going Beyond The Data Management Plan: Services And Partnerships, Abigail Goben, Lisa Zilinski, Kristin Briney Jan 2016

Going Beyond The Data Management Plan: Services And Partnerships, Abigail Goben, Lisa Zilinski, Kristin Briney

UWM Libraries Other Staff Publications

Data management plans (DMPs) have provided an excellent gateway for librarians seeking ways to collaborate with researchers. However, the DMPs frequently capture only initial plans for data at the end of a grant application, often written just hours before the submission deadline. Researchers may also have data captured from a previous pilot project, a project already underway, or a project that is already completed. Further, once the grant is received or a plan has been completed, the researcher may realize she needs something entirely different halfway through the process; may run into intellectual property, patent, or privacy issues; or may …