Object template
Research Dataset
A set of data used for research purposes, described with its storage, access, preservation, licensing, and sharing arrangements.
A Research Dataset is a set of data used for research purposes, whether or not it was created by the research project that uses it.
The object records how the dataset is stored, secured, and accessed; its embargo and preservation periods; its licensing and intellectual property ownership; and the destruction and sharing arrangements that apply to it, supporting machine-actionable data management planning.
Fields
17 fields
| Field name | Type | Definition | Bound to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage Type | text | Details about the type(s) of storage used. | — |
| Storage Access | text | Details about the management of data during the project, including who will be granted access to sensitive data and how this will be managed and how non-digital data will be secured. | — |
| Content Description | text | A description of the dataset including its content and coverage. | — |
| Destruction Policy | text | A description of the dataset destruction procedures including whether evidence of data destruction is being retained. | — |
| Embargo Start Date | date | The start of the period upon official publication that the dataset is not openly accessible. | date-of-start-of-embargo |
| Embargo End Date | date | The end of the period upon official publication that the dataset is not openly accessible. | — |
| Preservation Start Date | date | The start of the period during which data will be retained. | — |
| Preservation End Date | date | The end of the period during which data will be retained. | — |
| Capture Modes | text | The mode(s) or method(s) used to capture or generate the dataset. | — |
| Ethics Compliance | text | A description of how ethics requirements have been met in the collection of the data, including details on consent required for data retention and sharing and methods of anonymisation. | — |
| IPR Ownership | text | A description of who owns the copyright and intellectual property rights (IPR) of this dataset. | — |
| License | text | A description of the license terms for this dataset. | — |
| Licensing of Existing Data | text | A description of IPR agreements and whether consent for reuse was obtained if this dataset is a purchase or reuse of existing data. | — |
| Managed Access Procedures | text | Details of how external users will be bound by data sharing agreements, licenses, or end-user agreements, including links to any online agreements. | — |
| Storage Security | text | A description of security measures to protect the data, such as whether data storage requires additional security levels, being off network, or encryption. | — |
| Sharing Method | text | A description of how retained data are made more widely available beyond the project team after the end of the project, including any expected difficulties in data sharing and possible measures to overcome these. | — |
| Structural Approach | text | A description of how the data will be organised, including naming conventions, version control, and folder structures. | — |
