Data Management and Sharing Policies at Harvard University
There are a number of policies and regulations that may impact Harvard researchers working with data. Below is a list of the more commonly applicable internal and external regulations.
Harvard Policies
Data Ownership: Applies to research data resulting from projects conducted at the University, under the auspices of the University, or with University resources.
Data Use Agreements: Policy and Guidance documents describe the roles, responsibilities and processes associated with DUAs.
Enterprise Information Security: University-wide policy applicable to all data created, shared, accessed or otherwise used by Harvard researchers.
Genomic Data: Policy and procedures for human genomic data sharing and use.
Intellectual Property: Statement of policy in regard to inventions, patents, and copyrights developed by Harvard researchers.
Open Access: Resources pertaining to the schools' policies on Open Access.
Publications: Overview of acceptable restrictions on publication and review and escalation processes.
Research Data Security: Applies to all research data physically housed at Harvard or stored remotely under the management of Harvard researchers. Examples of Research Data Security Levels.