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Public Access to Federally Funded Research

This guide is for OSU authors who are funded by the US federal government. It provides information about agency requirements for ensuring research publications and datasets are made available to the public.

Public Access Requirements by Federal Agency

SPARC logoSPARC provides a community resource summarizing current federal agency public access policies for both data and articles.  You can select up to three agencies and compare their policies.

DMPTool

DMPTool logoThe DMPTool gives you step-by-step instructions on how to create a DMP using a web-based generator. Create an account, select "Oregon State University" from the drop-down menu during log-in. You can save your plans, obtain OSU-specific information resources, and request review by one of our data specialists.

See some example plans generated by the tool.

 

Research Data Services @ OSU

The Research Data Services group is housed within the OSU Library. We provide guidance and support for all aspects of the data lifecycle, from planning your data management strategy during the proposal phase through archiving your data at the conclusion of your project. Our services are free of charge, and we are happy to partner with you on proposals and projects.

OSU Rsearch Data Services Areas

The OSU Libraries Research Data Services model.

Our services and support overlap in these four areas, with the goal of providing comprehensive, integrated support over the entire data lifecycle