[MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI Chapter Data Permissions (Database Project)

[Yvonne Federowicz]

I generally agree, provided that people credit the chapter etc. for the
data... Which should be standard procedure for anyone publishing anyhow.

Perhaps Charlotte has thoughts too? Other folks?



On 1/25/10 11:57 AM, "Mirick, John O." <jmirick at mirickoconnell.com> wrote:

> At the risk of being too provocative, can anyone articulate a reason to
> RESTRICT use of our data?  For publication or otherwise?  (I appreciate that
> I¹m approaching this issue as a layperson, rather than as a graduate student
> or faculty member.)  But if someone in a university program wants to review
> our data and write a paper, say on the growth rate of BC3 crosses in glacial
> till in Zone 4 in Massachusetts as compared to sandy soil in Zone 5, or on
> survival rate of germinated seeds with irrigation systems as compared to
> occasional watering by hand, or on the incidence of deer browse and the
> success of counter-measures, isn¹t it in the interests of re-introducing the
> chestnuts to have as many such studies as possible out there?
>  
> Absent a contrary direction from National, or a really compelling  reason for
> restriction, I would allow access and use to all, including access and use for
> publication.
>  
> John
>  
> 
> From: masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org
> [mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org] On Behalf Of Yvonne
> Federowicz
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:39 AM
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI Chapter Data
> Permissions (Database Project)
>  
> Are folks saying that they think everyone should have standing permission to
> publish using our data?  (That wasn¹t exactly what our meeting Motion implied,
> from my perspective.)
> 
> Thanks. Yvonne
> 
> 
> On 1/25/10 11:14 AM, "Guy Shepard" <tsuga35 at aol.com> wrote:
> I go along with Mike, let anyone use it until national says something, we are
> helping american forests.
> Guy
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Federowicz, Yvonne Marie <Yvonne_Federowicz at brown.edu>
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2010 9:38 am
> Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI Chapter Data
> Permissions (Database Project)
> 
> 
> Hello - the  group of TACF national & chapter people working on the database
> would like feedback re. this Motion that MA/RI came up with in our January
> meeting.
> 
> I know we aren't in a Board meeting so we can't have an ideal discussion of
> this, but they would like feedback so your considered ideas are very welcome.
> 
> They would like to know:
> 
> (1.)  Who in our chapter would approve use of the MA/RI data;
> 
> (2.) Does everyone need permission from the group in (1.)  to publish using
> this 
> data?
>       This could include:
>        a.) TACF national staff
>        b.) MA/RI board members, chapter members
>        c.) Outside (academic/research) persons
>        d.) Anyone else you can think of here?
> 
> We could also give certain people or groups "standing permission"; I think
> that 
> at the least,  we probably would give MA/RI Board members such permission,
> otherwise Charlotte couldn't even make lists from the data for presentation,
> without us taking a vote. (we discussed this some)
> 
> *************
> * Motion: 
> * 01/1010
> *************
> 
> * We strongly feel that it is important for our data (both summaries and raw)
> to 
> be viewably (read access) open to chapters and TACF members and staff. However
> people will need permission to use our data to publish.
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