Generate/Acquire and Process/Analyze

Generating or Acquiring Data

The generation of raw research data and/or the acquisition of research data by an organization.

Considerations for different data types in research projects.
Category	PI Considerations
Sources of Raw Data	Generated in-house experimentally or computationally Collected from external sources
Experimental Data Generation	Instruments and metadata Measurement protocols Methods for data and metadata capture and recording
Computational Data Generation	Methods for computational (metadata) capture and recording
FAIR Principles for Data Generated In-House	Data born FAIR Data made FAIR
External Data Sources	Collected directly from participants From a third-party From the WVU Health System (clinical data from the EMR and other clinical systems) Data acquired FAIR Metadata harvesting
Software	Approved Software Available Licenses Unapproved Software

The actions performed on generated or acquired research data to yield processed research data and organizational research data stewardship.

Data categories and PI considerations for each category.

Category	PI Considerations
Data Provence (origin)	Original authoritative Copy Version identification Origin of data derived of other data Origin of scientific records access all the outputs Timestamping
Storage Plans	HIPAA Compliant on-premise and cloud plans Sensitive Data Compliant on-premise and cloud plans Medium Risk Data Plans Low-Risk Data Plans
Collaboration (Share/Transfer raw data during research)	Transferring Data to external parties - One time transfer, original copy cannot be modified by the third party. Sharing Data with external parties - Giving access to WVU systems and data to third parties - the original copy can be modified by the third party. Will agreements be required for the transfer or share?
Data Inventory/Curation	Formats and Standards Catalogs Interoperability (access instrument manufactured file formats) Resources for formatting and curation
Metadata	Metadata standards Linked data structure Persistent identifiers (Digital Object Identifier - DOI)