EDUCAUSE Publications

• Data Protection Primer for Higher Education: Environmental Considerations, Culture, and Practices

  • May 16, 2022
  • Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
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  This paper defines data protection as “the principles and processes for protecting data from corruption, misapplication, compromise, misuse, and loss.” Data protection leverages evolving technology and emerging practices to focus on how to apply the three critical information security imperatives: confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

• Research Data Curation: A Framework for an Institution-Wide Services Approach

  • May 2, 2018
  • Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
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  Universities and colleges should consider an institution-wide approach to developing services for managing and curating research data. This paper identifies service areas and includes a framework for institutions to document current research data curation services and responsibilities.

• Establishing Data Stewardship Models

  • December 18, 2015
  • Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
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  This paper provides guidance on establishing a data stewardship program for administrative data. It clarifies the different types of data stewards and managers and their roles and responsibilities, where they reside in an organization, how they work with colleagues to ensure that the data are maintained, and what special skills or training are needed to meet both university responsibilities and best practices.