Tech Tuesday: DMPTool

Learn how to make complying with the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy a snap with DMPTool, a web-based platform for generating data management and sharing plans. We will go over how to access the platform, complete data management templates, and navigate both WCM and NIH-specific guidance.

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Tech Tuesday: WCM Institutional Data Repository for Research

The WCM Institutional Data Repository for Research (WIDRR) is a tool that was recently developed to help WCM researchers archive their datasets to be compliant with the new Cornell University Data Retention Policy. This new policy states that a data retention request should be formulated by researchers when they encounter one of three specific events. Researchers can archive their dataset either in an approved public repository or in WIDRR. In any case, researchers will need to report the location of their datasets in WIDRR.

What do I need to do for compliance and institutional oversight?

NIH Compliance and Monitoring:

  • You must document your compliance with your DMSP in your annual Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR).  Non-compliance may result in NIH enforcement action such as:
    • Addition of special terms or conditions to the award
    • Termination of the award
    • Non-compliance may also affect future funding decisions
  • If you make changes to your current DMSP, your new plan must be approved by NIH, but the process varies depending on whether the change is made pre-award or post award.

Institutional Oversight:

  • PIs will ultimately be responsible for ensuring the DMSP is executed
  • The IRB will be responsible for ensuring that the sharing of data pertaining to human subjects is consistent between the DMSP and informed consent
  • PIs will be responsible for ensuring Data Use Agreements are in place before sharing sensitive data
  • Before sharing any data from the data core, data curators will ensure that the data have been de-identified, and will work with the PI and IRB to ensure that proper consents and permissions have been obtained to share the data