[Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage data OA

[Konkiel, Stacy Rose]

Daureen & Lynn,

Thanks very much. I believe my researcher knows Eric Kansa, though she didn't know OpenContext very well when we met. Upon exploring the site, she agrees that it is a great resource, but she is still at the stage where she needs to renegotiate the terms of her contract-the data she's already collected is covered by a contract that doesn't take OA into account.

The country she is working within is one where archaeological objects are considered property of the national government, not the landowner or local community. There's tension because of that between the community in which she does her research and the gov, which grants her permission to conduct her research. Unfortunately, she's stuck in the middle.

All of this is to say that she's in a difficult position to begin with, politically speaking, and that makes her hesitant to renegotiate her contract with the government to include Open Data, though she agrees that by opening up the data, it could raise the country's profile with respect to its cultural heritage. She (and I) are hoping to find examples where researchers successfully negotiated for the right to make data open. It's unclear from the OpenContext website how permissions were secured from local governments to make that data open. IPINCH (http://www.sfu.ca/ipinch/) doesn't seem to directly address this issue.

I'll have my researcher touch base with Eric and Dr. Parker at UTARP to get example language they may have used in contracts to make their data OA, and will share that information if possible. In the meantime, if others know of already published reports or articles outlining this challenge (and how one can address it), I'd be grateful if they could share it here.


Best,
Stacy Konkiel
Science Data Management Librarian
Indiana University

From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Lynn Ransom
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:04 AM
To: 'Research Data, Access and Preservation'
Subject: Re: [Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage data OA

If the archaeologist doesn't already know about Eric Kansa, who is involved in creating open data in the field of archaeology, she might want to contact him. Here is his bio from the White House Champions of Change site:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions/open-science/eric-kansa,-ph.d.-

Lynn
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From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Konkiel, Stacy Rose
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 8:42 PM
To: 'Research Data, Access and Preservation'
Subject: [Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage data OA

All:

I'm in talks with an archaeologist who is interested in making her data OA but is beholden to the restrictions of a national gov't that gave her permission to conduct research in their country. Has anyone else had experience with researchers requesting permission to "open up" their cultural heritage data after the fact, where they are bound by requirements of a national government?

I couldn't find information on the DH Curation guide and, as a Science Data Management Librarian, am at a loss for where else to look. Any guidance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.


Best,
Stacy Konkiel
Science Data Management Librarian
Indiana University
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