Cross-functional policy development for a Data Repository

Authors

Thea P. Atwood, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Ann Kardos, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Stephen McGinty, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Melanie Radik, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Rebecca Reznik-Zellen, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2021

Journal or Book Title

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

Abstract

Policy can articulate the scope of work. For repositories that house data, policy can help users manage expectations, especially for individuals who are new to data sharing, or where expectations for sharing data have changed. We cover some of the current literature around the process for writing policy, specifically focusing on policy for data collections and repositories, factors that encouraged us to create a repository policy, our collaborative process for creating the policy, and lessons learned. We hope that others can use our processes to build their own policy that reflects the needs of their campuses and scholars and further moves the needle toward the “Library as Publisher” model.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.12911

Volume

9

Issue

1

License

UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Atwood T. P. & Jerome E. & Kardos A. & McGinty S. & Radik M. & Reznik-Zellen R., (2021) “Cross-functional policy development for a Data Repository”, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 9(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.12911