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Class: Role

URI: obo:BFO_0000023

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  • DataAdvocate - A person promoting the proper use of research data and technology and providing assistance or guidance in doing so. Such a person could be:
  • DataCollector - The person responsible for collecting, generating, or re-using research data and documents contexts and processes that relates to data handling. Similar to data creator and data contributor.
  • DataCurator - A person who ensures availability and reliability of data. They review and harmonise metadata of datasets submitted for storage and ensure that they are generally compliant with relevant policies before publication. They further monitor access to the data, support data owners in fulfilling data access requests and possess deeper technical knowledge about the backend of the repository or storage system.
  • DataDepositor - Either the data creator or data owner and is the person who will perform the deposit of the data to a data preservation facility, like a repository or data archive. They perform activities such as uploading data after it has been generated, making it suitable for archiving, creating metadata and data documentation and submitting the data to the facility, so it can be preserved for the long-term.
  • DataLibrarian - An information professional responsible for developing technical expertise on practical solutions of data management, archiving and dissemination and on data mining and visualization.
  • DataOwner - The principal researcher of the project or research group leader who is responsible for establishing who has access to the data, and reducing or mitigating the risk of any mishaps; e.g. improper storage facility, non-compliance with specific guidelines.
  • DataProvider - A person or organization that stores and provides datasets to others.
  • DataSteward - A supporter who advises researchers (or otherwise involved) persons on data management, privacy and information security aspects and can understand the meaning and applications of the data. They support:
  • DataUser - A data consumer/ data user is someone who is interested in access to research data for re-use or verification.
  • GeneralPublic - Persons generally interested in RDM to whom none of the other roles in this vocabulary apply.
  • PolicyMaker - In research data management, policy makers strive to design effective, technology-neutral, forward-looking and coherent data governance policies across sectors.
  • ResearchSoftwareEngineer - A person working with researchers to gain an understanding of the problems they face, and then develops, maintains and extends software to provide the answers.
  • ServiceProvider - An organization that provides services related to the processing and management of data, such as, high-performance computing facilities or web-based maps.

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