Over the past decade, requirements for data sharing by our funding agencies and publishers have continuously evolved.
In 2017, the LTER adopted a new data access policy that reflects the current state of requirements and licensing options.
The IOC and SCC have discussed and endorsed the adoption of this new data access policy.
At the July 2018 COS business meeting, time has been scheduled for a discussion of this change with the
entire COS.

Below you will find the full text of the new dataset intellectual right section currently under consideration for adoption by Hubbard Brook.
For comparison, you can view the data access policy that we currently include with published data: https://hubbardbrook.org/information-management

Please review this text, and come to the COS meeting on July 13th with your questions/comments/suggestions.

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use.
The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be
necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about
methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors.
The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are
made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made
available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to
check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting
from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Thank you,
-Mary

Mary Martin
Hubbard Brook Information Manager
Earth Systems Research Center          
Morse Hall, Univ of NH                  
Durham, NH 03824                       
Voice:  603 862 4508
Email:  mary.martin@unh.edu