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Data Sharing & Curation Policies across the UK Research Councils. Mark Thorley, Natural Environment Research Council mrt@nerc.ac.uk. Overview. Drivers Cross council summary Curation Obligations on researchers Challenges. Drivers. Public good obligations, eg OECD Principles.
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Data Sharing & Curation Policies across theUK Research Councils Mark Thorley, Natural Environment Research Council mrt@nerc.ac.uk
Overview • Drivers • Cross council summary • Curation • Obligations on researchers • Challenges
Drivers • Public good obligations, eg OECD Principles. • RCUK Position Statement on Access to Research Outputs. • PSRE sustainability and exploitation. • Legislation – FoI / EIRs / RPSI. • Good scientific practice. • Must reflect the scientific need.
Challenges for Organisations • Need to know what exists/responsible for. • This needs to be: • Accessible; • Secure; • Useable; • This applies to both now and for the future (digital curation & funding issues). • Applies to a range of outputs.