ORDO is the Open University’s research data archive. Two types of material may be stored in the archive; archival research data and live research data.
Archival research data:
Live research data:
The policies below define the management of archival research data; researchers interested in using ORDO for the storage of live research data should consult the ORDO: live research data management policies.
ORDO is an institutional research data repository.
Content deposited in ORDO is restricted to:
Anyone wishing to complain on the grounds above should contact the Library Research Support Team with the following information:
On receipt of the complaint, ORDO support team will:
The complaint will then be reviewed by the ORDO Support team and other relevant University departments as necessary. If the grounds of the complaint are considered proven or plausible, the material will be permanently withdrawn from ORDO.
Once a deposited work has been removed, metadata for the deposited content will always remain to avoid loss of historical record together with a note explaining the reasons for withdrawal. The metadata of withdrawn items will not be searchable.
These policies will be reviewed every two years.
Document history
Date | Version | Stage | Summary of changes |
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02/06/2016 |
0.1 |
Initial draft |
Document produced by Wendy Mears, with comments from Library colleagues |
08/08/2016 |
0.2 |
Revised draft |
Incorporation of comments from Beverley Midwood (Senior Information Officer, RAS), Rebecca Goulding (Enterprise and Innovation Officer, RAS), Guy Lavender (Commercial Legal Services Adviser, Finance), Lucy Neville (Head of Information Security, IT), Sam Mansfield (University Records Manager, Library), NadineLewycky(Senior Manager, Research Strategy, RAS), Nicola Dowson (Library Services Manager, Research Support), Stephen Brett, Consultant Lawyer, Anderson Law. |
03/10/2016 |
0.3 |
Revised draft |
Minor updates to storage allocations. |
16/11/2016 |
0.3 |
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Approved by Research Committee. |
06/03/2018 |
0.4 |
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Updated collection policy to include stand-alone deposits |
26/03/2018 |
0.5 |
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OU logo updated. |
20/09/2018 |
0.6 |
Draft review by Dan Crane |
Data Protection language updated. Process for Live data updated Minor edits to language. |
01/12/2018 |
0.7 |
Approved by Research Committee. |