Here at the Open University, we hope to be implementing an institutional data storage facility soon, and have been thinking about preservation management. I have been reviewing the JISCMAIL lists for an indication of how institutions manage dataset retention. I note there seem to be no fields in the various metadata schema that deal specifically with retention dates and decisions.
How do others manage research data retention please?
Do you require depositors to specify the retention period required for their datasets; or a period after which there should be a review/delete/archive decision?
Thanks for your help
Wendy Mears
Research Support Librarian
Library Services, The Open University
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