Presented as part of Research Week 20014. Tri-council Open-Access Policies and Data Management Plans (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)

1. 7 May 2014
Mike Steeleworthy
Charlotte Innerd

2.  Introduction
 What is Open Access?
 TriCouncil Open Access Draft
 Scholars Commons @ Laurier
 What is Research Data Management?
 Why does RDM matter to TriCouncil?
 RDM @ Laurier

3. Open access (OA) is the free availability of scholarly
journal publications over the Internet. OA has the
following characteristics:
 It applies to royalty-free literature, for which
authors receive no direct financial compensation.
 It is free of price barriers, such as subscriptions,
licensing fees, pay-per-view fees.
 It is generally considered to also be free of
permission barriers, such as most copyright and
licensing restrictions (although OA does require
that proper attribution of works be given to
authors).
http://www.carl-abrc.ca/openaccess.html

4.  Author-pays model
 Subsidized model
 Mixed models

5.  Cost-effective
 Access to research
 No price or
permission barriers
 Authors retain rights
 Benefits  Questions?
 What is the cost?
 Profits? Business
model? Investment?
 Public understanding
of science?
 Who has access?
 Quality?

6.  5. Policy Scope
 This policy applies only to peer-reviewed journal
publications. Book chapters, reports, monographs,
editorials, or conference proceedings arising from
Agency-funded research are not currently covered
under this policy.

7.  Option #1: Grant recipients submit their manuscript to
a journal that offers immediate open access to
published articles, or offers open access to published
articles within 12 months.
 Option #2: Grant recipients archive the final peer-
reviewed full-text manuscript in a digital archive where
it will be freely accessible within 12 months (e.g.,
institutional repository or discipline-based repository).
It is the responsibility of the grant recipient to
determine which publishers allow authors to retain
copyright and/or allow authors to archive journal
publications in accordance with funding agency
policies.

8.  Keep pre/post prints
 Keep your author agreement
 Consider posting a version in Laurier’s Repository
http://scholars.wlu.ca/
 Email: scholarscommons@wlu.ca

10.  http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/search.php
 http://carl-abrc.ca/en/scholarly-
communications/resources-for-
authors.html#addendum
 http://library-old.wlu.ca/scholarlycommunication
 More to come!

11. Charlotte Innerd, Head, Collection Development &
Acquisitions (& Scholarly Communication)
 cinnerd@wlu.ca
 X2073
Jasmine Der, Digital Projects Coordinator
 jder@wlu.ca
 X3029/x6049
 scholarscommons@wlu.ca

13. Research Data Management (RDM)
combines technology, services,
expertise, and policy to support the
collection, access, use, and
preservation of data through the
research lifecycle.

14. michael steeleworthy, mlis |
msteeleworthy@wlu.ca
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15. Everyday RDM Concerns
Systems/Tech
• Is your research on a
flash drive? (Please
say no.)
Policy
• What must you keep?
Who is looking after
your research?
Ethics
• What privacy and
access implications do
you face?
Training &
Continuity
• Will 2015 (2025?)
understand what 2014
was up to?

16. Big DataGov’t
Industry NGOs
Tri-CouncilOA
IT

18. Capitalizing on Big
Data: Toward a
Policy Framework for
Advancing Digital
Scholarship in
Canada
 SSHRC
 CIHR
 NSERC
 CFI

19.  All grant applications to include data management
plans, including cost of collection and preservation
 Guidelines for data preservation (Where? Who?)
 Consolidated OA policies
 Guidelines for informed consent of data use, IP,
and copyright
 Stakeholder engagement
◦ Researchers, TC3+, Libraries, ORS, IT, REB, CUCCIO
 Developing Resource and Funding Capacity
◦ Technology, People, Practice, Dollars

20. The Library can help you meet your research and data
obligations
Systems/Tech
• Is your research on a
flash drive? (Please
say no.)
Policy
• What must you keep?
Who is looking after
your research?
Ethics
• What privacy and
access implications do
you face?
Training &
Continuity
• Will 2015 (2025?)
understand what 2014
was up to?

21. A repository for research data that takes care of
ongoing data management and good
archival practices, while researchers can
share, keep control of and get recognition
for their data.
Supports the sharing of research data with a
persistent data citation, and enables
reproducible research.

22. FILE VERSIONING AND PERMISSIONING / RESEARCHER AND USER
ACCESS CONTROLS / METADATA CREATION AND DOCUMENTATION /
DOIs FOR CITATION / PRIVATE OR OPEN OR IN-BETWEEN / HOUSED IN
ONTARIO / MAINTAINED BY WLU AND SCHOLARS PORTAL / NIGHTLY
BACKUPS / A PHONE CALL FOR HELP / ACCREDITED PROFESISIONALS

23. Mike Steeleworthy, Data Librarian
 msteeleworthy@wlu.ca / x3574
 library.wlu.ca / search: RDM
 Research Data Canada (NRC / Gov’t Canada)
 Preserving Research Data in Canada (Humphrey)
 Capitalizing on Big Data (SSHRC / TC3+)
 Digital Infrastructure Summit 2014

24. msteeleworthy@wlu.ca
cinnerd@wlu.ca