Berkeley Lab Research Data Policy
UC Research Data Policy
Who to Contact for Questions
- The use, management, and sharing of research data should be directed to the relevant PI or to the applicable research division, data repository, or facility.
- Concerns or disputes over the control, use, and integrity of research data or violations of the Lab’s Research Data Policy, Research Integrity Officer (RIO) at rio@lbl.gov
- For data storage contact Science-IT, science-it@lbl.gov
- Licensing or patenting of Research Data, Intellectual Property Office (IPO) at ipo@lbl.gov
- Dryad questions, Geoff Hamm at ghamm@lbl.gov
- Copyright, publications@lbl.gov
- Export control, Export Compliance Office (ECO) at exportcontrol@lbl.gov
- Sharing of human subjects data, the Human and Animal Regulatory Committees (HARC) at HARC@lbl.gov
- Security concerns or in cases of accidental disclosure of personally identifiable information or protected health information, it-policy@lbl.gov
- Records retention, Records Management Office (RMO) at records@lbl.gov
Data Management Plan (DMP) Resources
- DMP Resource Guide – Includes resources for each of the DMP requirements
- Berkeley Lab Research Data Policy FAQs
DMP Tools
- DMP Tool – Build your Data Management Plan. The tool has a LBNL-specific template.
- Dmptool GitHub – Information on DMP IDs & Networked DMPs (maDMPs)
- Dryad – Repository for research data
- protocols.io – Platform to develop and collaborate on research methods as well as to share them in a citable manner. LBNL users have premium access.
DOE Public Access Plan
The DOE 2023 Public Access Plan ensures free, immediate, and equitable access to Federally funded research
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
- NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
- NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy FAQ
- NIH Policy Guide for Berkeley Lab
- Guidance on the Revised NIH Public Access Policy, Effective July 2025