Common use of Research Data Clause in Contracts

Research Data. a. Data management is good scientific practice, ensuring that research can be verified, reproduced, and reused5. For that reason, creating a Data Management Plan (DMP) should be an integral first step of every research project. DMPs are living documents requiring revisions and updates as research progresses 6. The following aspects are usually covered: data collection and description; metadata; storage and archiving; legal considerations and usage6. b. Crucial for the reuse of any data either by the creator or any other scientist is clear and consistent labeling and documentation of data and metadata. c. All research data and results must be reliably retained and stored for ten years. It does not matter whether the research results are published or not3. MPI-AB is providing the required infrastructure to guarantee that information stored both digitally and in analog format is secured and remains accessible3. d. Archiving beyond the obligatory ten years of storage aims particularly at possible later use in different contexts. This long-term archiving is restricted to the meaningful part of the data and metadata3. e. The ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Digital Library (MPDL) provides tools and training for all these aspects from generating DMPs to long-term archiving and publication of research data 7. f. Project participants who substantially contributed to collecting the data or made key contributions to their processing, may make use of the data and possibly take a copy of the data with them. If several persons can claim an entitlement to the data, they must all be considered as authorized to use the data, except where this would put at risk the success of the research project for which the data were collected. If data can only be used in one single research project for compelling material reasons, it must be assumed that the authorization for its use lies with the people/person who primarily collected it and their project(s)3. g. In the case of research projects and especially cooperation projects involving several institutions, it is advisable to conclude documented rights of use agreements for all project participants at the earliest opportunity3. 5 ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/ 6 ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇/ 7 ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇/