<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear LTER Lead PIs and Information Managers,<br></div><div>Since the LTER made the decision in 2017 to make CC-BY the default license for LTER data, the Environmental Data Initiative (like most other repositories) has moved to CC-0 as the default dedication. We are proposing to align the LTER default with the Environmental Data Initiative default. Please take a few moments to read the linked document, discuss (with your IM or PI) the implications of the proposed change for your site, and add your thoughts to the comments at the bottom of the document. </div><div><br></div><div><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cVF39DctVumVGOOuKSHNldhR297UbunXJElhpnzeQSc/edit?usp=sharing">Proposed revisions to LTER Data Use Agreement</a> </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you, </span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Marty Downs </span><br><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>on behalf of the LTER Information Management Executive Team</i></span></p></div><div></div></div><div> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>February 1 email:</i></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A few incidents of concern have come to the attention of the LTER Information Management Executive Team in the last several months, leading us to propose a revision to the current LTER Data Use agreement. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cVF39DctVumVGOOuKSHNldhR297UbunXJElhpnzeQSc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The proposal</a> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will be discussed at a future Executive Board Meeting and a recommendation made to the LTER Science Council. </span></p></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cVF39DctVumVGOOuKSHNldhR297UbunXJElhpnzeQSc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b>Proposed revisions to LTER Data Use Agreement</b></a></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In order to have an informed discussion, we suggest that site PIs and site Information Managers make some time to read and discuss the proposed changes and what they may mean for their site -- including any revisions that would be required for existing metadata, metadata generation systems, site policies, and website content.</span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Information Managers and PIs may note any concerns or endorsement of the proposed changes in comments (for minor notes) or in the space provided at the bottom of the document (for more extensive comments). </span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you, </span></p></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Marty Downs </span></p></div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>on behalf of the LTER Information Management Executive Team</i></span></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs (she/her)  |  <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X" target="_blank">ORCID</a><div>Director, LTER Network Office</div><div>National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis</div><div>University of California - Santa Barbara</div><div><a href="https://lternet.edu" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu</a>   |   <a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/2055673/lter_network/library" target="_blank">LTER Zotero</a>  |  <a href="https://twitter.com/uslter" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div><br></div><div>617-833-7930 (m)</div><div><br></div><div><i>~~I sometimes find it convenient to email on nights and weekends. </i></div><div><i>That doesn't mean I expect you to reply.~~</i></div></div></div></div></div>