[Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage data OA

Inna Kouper inkouper at indiana.edu
Tue Nov 19 12:11:52 EST 2013


Not sure it helps much, but there is a journal "Journal of Open
Archaeological Data" http://openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/, perhaps, it
has some relevant examples or its editors/contributors know more.

Inna



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> From: "Lynn Ransom" <lransom at pobox.upenn.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage
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> 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:
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> http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions/open-science/eric-kansa,-ph.d.-
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> Lynn
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> Lynn Ransom, Ph.D.
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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
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> All:
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> 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?
>
>
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> 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.
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> Best,
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> Stacy Konkiel
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> Science Data Management Librarian
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> Indiana University
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> From: "Konkiel, Stacy Rose" <skonkiel at indiana.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage
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> 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
> ******************
>
> Lynn Ransom, Ph.D.
> Project Manager, Lawrence J. Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts
> Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies
> The University of Pennsylvania Libraries
> 3420 Walnut Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
> 215.898.7851
> http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/schoenberg
>
>
>
>
>
> 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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> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:39:06 +0000
> From: Daureen Nesdill <daureen.nesdill at utah.edu>
> To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" <rdap at asis.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage
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> Being in Utah, knowing what happens to this data would be beneficial.
> A second source of assistance could be the archeologists. Do you have a
> group, list serv to make the same request for assistance.
> A few years back there was a Carnegie Mellon study involving 6 U Presses
> exploring the creation of an ejournal with a repository for the associated
> data.  Let me see what happened.
>
> Daureen
>
> From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Konkiel, Stacy Rose
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:27 AM
> To: 'Research Data, Access and Preservation'
> Subject: Re: [Rdap] Requesting permission to make cultural heritage data OA
>
> 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
> ******************
>
> Lynn Ransom, Ph.D.
> Project Manager, Lawrence J. Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts
> Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies
> The University of Pennsylvania Libraries
> 3420 Walnut Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
> 215.898.7851
> http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/schoenberg
>
>
>
>
>
> 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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