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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear RDAPers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The December edition of the “Ask Me Anything” webinar will be on Institutional Data Policies. The organizing team for the webinar is looking for panelists to participate and share their expertise on this topic. Below is the outline for
the discussion. If you are interested in being a panelist, please contact Sophie Hou at -
<a href="mailto:sophie.hou@ronininstitute.org">sophie.hou@ronininstitute.org</a> <o:p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">RDAP Town Hall for December</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Topic:</span></strong><span style="color:#222222;background:white"> Institutional Research Data Policy</span><span style="color:#222222"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Key Objective:</span></strong><span style="color:#222222;background:white"> We would like to hear from librarians and related stakeholders about their experiences with institutional
research data policies that regulate the ownership, management, and transfer of research data in an institution. </span><span style="color:#222222"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Background/Use Case (provided by Clara Llebot of Oregon State University):</span></strong><br>
<span class="im"><span style="background:white">I work in a research intensive university as the library data management specialist. I have worked occasionally on data policies during my time here, like when we wrote the policy that regulates dataset reviews
in our institutional repository. These policies were usually flexible, informative, and a helpful tool for me. Earlier this year I was asked to be part of a committee that would create an institutional research data management policy in our institution.</span></span><span style="background:white"><br>
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<span class="im">I was thrilled that the library was being asked to participate, and at the same time terrified that I had no idea what I was getting into. I have been generally interested in concepts around data ownership, the interactions between copyright
and data, decision making regarding research data, etc., but I felt unprepared.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color:#222222;background:white">An institutional research data policy is, from my perspective, a policy that affects a lot of people, and that has the potential of changing behaviors and research practices in a way that I am definitely not used
to. We are still beginning the process of creating the policy, so right now what I have is mostly questions, not answers, about what an institutional research data policy should say.</span><span style="color:#222222"><br>
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<span style="background:white">It would be incredibly useful to hear the experiences of others who have worked on the development of institutional research data management policies. Or to hear from these of you who work in an institution with a policy, and
want to share what is working well and what isn’t, and what are the unexpected consequences (good and bad) of your research data policies.</span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Main Discussion Questions:</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Motivations for the policy</span></strong>
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Is an institutional research data policy necessary in any institution?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span class="im">What are the issues/gaps that we are trying to address through this policy?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
What should be the goal of an institutional research data policy?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roles and responsibilities</span></strong>
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Who should be involved in creating this kind of policy?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;background:white">
How should the faculty be involved in the creation of this policy?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;background:white">
How should a research data policy be enforced?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;background:white">
How should students be affected by this policy?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Outcomes of existing data policies</span></strong>
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What is the type of content addressed in an institutional research data policy? Should ownership be a part of it?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3;background:white">
Are research data policies encouraging or deterring open data?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3;background:white">
What can we do, when writing this type of policy, to make clear that the university supports open data? Or should this be in different policies?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3;background:white">
<span class="im">What are some examples of situations that are easier/better because there is a research data policy at an institution?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Amy Koshoffer (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Assistant Director of Research & Data Services | UC Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Co-Chair of RDAP Education and Resources Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><img border="0" width="16" height="16" style="width:.1666in;height:.1666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D5948D.38962040" alt="orcid small">ORCID
<a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-103X"><span style="color:#0563C1">0000-0001-8130-103X</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><a href="mailto:amy.koshoffer@uc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">amy.koshoffer@uc.edu</span></a> (preferred) | (513) 556-1310<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><a href="https://libraries.uc.edu/research-teaching-support/research-data-services.html"><span style="color:#0563C1">Research & Data Services</span></a> (Data, GIS, Informatics)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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