[LTER-im] Fw: New Version of IMS Guidelines: Please Review for Feb. 13 VTC

[Gastil Gastil-Buhl]

Hi Ken,

Refering to this page:
https://lternet.edu/policies/data-access

and this part of the text near the top:
"Type I – data are to be released to the general public according to the
terms of the general data use agreement (see Section 3 below) within 2
years from collection and no later than the publication of the main
findings from the dataset and,..."

The reference to a "Section 3" refers to the section under the heading
"General Data Use Agreement" in bold, lower down. I do not know why that is
called "Section 3". Perhaps in an earlier typesetting there were 3
sections.

EB has not approved any changes to data policy since 2005. In 2013 EB
reaffirmed this policy. This is the same wording as years past. However, it
is anticipated that this year EB will be asked to revisit data policy.

Gastil

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Ken Ramsey <kramsey at jornada-vmail.nmsu.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Kristin,
>
> In reviewing the document you sent, I went to the LTER Data Policies web
> page to review it, too. I discovered that the data policies have changed
> over time, probably due to changes in the web page itself and not an
> intentional omission of content.
>
> I found '(see Section 3 below)' within the Type I data definition, but
> cannot find section 3 or any discussion of the 2 year data release policy.
> I thought that section described that the time period depended on QA of the
> data in addition to publication of main findings.
>
> This was definitely an issue during the JRN site review last year. I am
> not sure we want to revisit the data policies, but it would be nice if the
> content of the data policies do not change without the knowledge of the
> IMC. This has been an issue in the past with the EB changing the IM Site
> Review Criteria in the past without IMC understanding of the impacts of the
> changes (e.g., no longer requiring a link on the site websites named 'Data'.
>
> How do we get Section 3 back?
>
> Ken
>
>
> >>> Kristin Vanderbilt <krvander at fiu.edu> 2017-02-08 09:52 AM >>>
> Apparently no one got this when I sent it out on Monday, so I'm trying to
> send it again......
>
> ________________________________
> From: Kristin Vanderbilt
> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 11:07 AM
> To: im at lternet.edu
> Subject: New Version of IMS Guidelines: Please Review for Feb. 13 VTC
>
>
> Dear IMC Members:
>
>
> I have received some comments on the original draft of the "Guidelines for
> LTER Information Management Systems" document that I sent to you on January
> 13, 2017.   Those comments have been incorporated into the attached new
> version.   Thank you for reviewing this document so that we can discuss it
> at the next IMC Watercooler, which will be Monday, February 13.
>
>
> Some of the items in the document are highlighted.  These represent points
> about which we are uncertain, either because we're not sure that it belongs
> in the document, think it may need some word-smithing, or because it relies
> on a best practices document that is out-of-date.  We look forward to
> discussing these points with you.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Kristin
>
>
> Kristin Vanderbilt, Ph.D.
>
> Information Manager
> Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
> OE 148, Florida International University
> University Park
> Miami, Florida 33199
>
>
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