Approved by the DDR Program Committee, December 14, 2016.
Who can deposit materials?
- Data deposit in the DDR is open to all members of the Duke Community for their research data with a valid netid.
What types of materials can they deposit?
- Data related to the teaching and research mission of Duke University including data linked to a publication, research project, class, and/or research project
- Supplementary software code and documentation used to provide context and documentation for the data
What types of materials are out of scope for this area?
- Data for which the depositor cannot reasonably assert a license governing usage and access to the data.
- Data that do not include a minimal level of description necessary for the operation of the DDR.
- Dynamic data (continuously updated data) are outside the scope of the DDR, however, the DDR will consider archiving snapshots and significant versions of these types of data.
Other expectations
The Duke Faculty Handbook mandates that:
Research records should be archived for a minimum of five years after final reporting or publication of a project (or longer if required by an external sponsor, law, rule or regulation).
Deposit in the DDR will fulfill the terms of the Duke Faculty Handbook. Additionally, deposit in the DDR will also fulfill many of the data sharing requirements as set forth in federal data sharing mandates.