less negative and more concise

Author: brunj7

datamgmt_plan.qmd

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Below is a set of questions that will help your team to develop your guidelines
 
 4.  **Intellectual property and re-use**: If data were collected from the client organization, does the group have the right to redistribute it? If so, are there any restrictions on redistribution? If the group created its data files, would it assign a Creative Commons license to its data?
 
-5.  **Data sharing and preservation**: The data may have significant value to other researchers beyond this project, and sharing this data can be a valuable contribution to your field. Specify the extent to which data can be reused, including any access limitations. List any proprietary software that might be needed to read the files. If some data is not shareable due to confidentiality, non-disclosure agreements (NDA), or disclosure risk, state such limitations and the rationale behind them. Note that not being allow to share your data does not mean you can not document!! Not all data needs to be saved. Here are some questions to ask yourselves:
+5.  **Data sharing and preservation**: The data may have significant value to other researchers beyond this project, and sharing this data can be a valuable contribution to your field. Specify the extent to which data can be reused, including any access limitations. List any proprietary software that might be needed to read the files. If some data is can not be shared due to confidentiality, non-disclosure agreements (NDA), or disclosure risk, state such limitations and the rationale behind them. Note that you should still document those data and share the metadata when possible!! Finally, not all data needs to be preserved. Here are some questions to ask yourselves:
 
     i)  If another researcher wanted to replicate the group's work or re-use the group's data, what data and documentation would be required for them to do so?\
     ii) Where will the data and metadata be stored after the project is completed?