Strategic Direction 1: Leadership Role
Through global leadership and strong partnerships, set standards for excellence in data curation and in the ethics of data access and protection for the social sciences and related disciplines.
Strategy A
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Drive the development of next-generation tools and standards for data curation — the active management and enhancement of trusted digital resources across the life cycle. |
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Objective 1 |
Monitor, respond to, and participate in standards development
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Objective 2 |
With partner archives, develop and integrate tools to address the data life cycle
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Objective 3 |
Move ICPSR's storage management approach from file-based to repository-based in accordance with current trends and best practice
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Strategy B
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Create, model, and promote policies, procedures, and necessary technologies to enable access to social science research while protecting the rights of research participants. |
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Objective 1 |
Develop program and roadmap for next-generation access that furthers responsible secondary use across the lifecycle
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Strategy C
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Build effective partnerships with other data and technology innovators to help researchers integrate data and content located anywhere in the world. |
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Objective 1 |
Develop the means for identifying potential partners and managing relationships with them |
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Objective 2 |
Extend access to data internationally |
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Objective 3 |
Promote international federation of trusted social science digital repositories
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