The research data repository Open Data LMU

The University Library offers Open Data LMU as a platform for (research) data publication.

In terms of the Budapest Open Access Initiative and the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Science and Humanities, researchers from all LMU faculties and cooperative institutions are invited to use the platform to store and harvest their research data.

Register at Open Data LMU

To upload your research data to Open Data LMU, you must first register. You'll receive an E-mail with a link to confirm your account. From then on, you can log in and upload your research data.

Publish on Open Data LMU

1. After logging in, click on the button New Item and select an appropriate document type.
2. To upload your data, click on Next or as an alternative on the register card Upload. After uploading, click on Show options to describe your files in detail and, if necessary, fill in the end of a potential embargo period in the field Embargo expiry date. Select file to upload allows you to add further files.
3. Click on Next or alternatively on the register card Bibliographic Data. Please fill in at least all fields marked with a star. We recommend also indicating the language of the dataset. In this step, you can also assign a Creative Commons License or Open Data Commons License.
4. Click on Next or alternatively on the register card Subjects. In the category Subjects, enter the faculty to which you belong and choose the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) to describe your data in terms of content. You are able to select more than one DDC classification.
5. Click on Next or alternatively on the register card Deposit. You'll be presented with a Declaration of Rights that allows the University Library to store and make your dataset publicly available if you click on Deposit Item Now as a sign of your agreement. You can stop entering data at any time by clicking Save and Return. Your completed data will be retained. The University Library will check your data before final publication.

Deleting or changing datasets

Published datasets could only be deleted from the server in special cases, e.g. legal obstacles. Contextually updated records will be saved as a new version.

Copyright and exploitation rights

Creators are responsible for complying with the copyright and exploitation rights of third-party users. The creator will confirm this as legally binding with the granting of rights at the end of the publication process. If any other persons are involved in creating the data, you need their permission.

To publish your research data on Open Data LMU, you must confer the University Library a permanent non-exclusive right of use. This allows the University Library to store your dataset on the server and make it publicly available without any restrictions. It also allows the University Library to transfer your dataset to other libraries and portals.

Granting non-exclusive rights of use means that you are still able and allowed to publish your data anywhere else without the University Library's permission. You can also grant this option to third parties.

Reusing of publications with Creative Commons Licenses (CC)

As the creator, you could specify how your dataset can be (re)used by others. One way to do this is through Creative Commons Licenses and Open Data Commons Licenses. These are standardised licensing agreements.

The following licenses are available on Open Data LMU:

• Public Domain – No Copyright (CCO)
• Attribution (CC BY 4.0)
• Attribution – Distribution under the same conditions (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Attribution – No derivations (CC BY-ND 4.0)
• Attribution – Non commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0)
• Attribution – Non commercial – Distribution under the same conditions (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
• Attribution – Non commercial – No derivations (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
• Public Domain for databases (PDDL)
• Attribution for databases (ODC-BY)
• Attribution – Distribution under the same conditions for databases (ODC-ODbL)

Regarding Open Access, we recommend CC BY and for databases ODC-BY.

Of course, it is your choice to select a license or even choose no license at all. All bibliographic metadata on Open Data LMU is free of charge and freely reusable under the license Creative Commons – CC0 1.0.

Contact

For all questions related to Open Data LMU, general questions on research data and research data management or questions on the publication process, please feel free to contact:

University Library of LMU Munich
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Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Phone: 089 2180-3560
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