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The main MOFEP page is atThe main MOFEP page is at http://mofep.mdc.state.mo.ushttp://mofep.mdc.state.mo.us To reach the metadata and data To reach the metadata and data upload page from here, click on the upload page from here, click on the “Metadata and Data Upload” link on the “Metadata and Data Upload” link on the left side of the main page. left side of the main page.

The metadata and data upload page can The metadata and data upload page can also be reached directly atalso be reached directly at http://http://mofep.mdc.state.mo.us/app_login.aspmofep.mdc.state.mo.us/app_login.asp . .

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Public Data

Data that is freely available to the public three years after collection

Principal Investigator Data

Data that is not freely available to the public for a set period of not less than three years after collection

(http://mofep.mdc.state.mo.us/guidelines.htm)

Guidelines for Public DataGuidelines for Public Data

Data are made available “as is”. No Data are made available “as is”. No additional data analysis or data additional data analysis or data management will be required by management will be required by MDC to fulfill data requestsMDC to fulfill data requests

Requestor should agree that the data Requestor should agree that the data will be used for a specific research will be used for a specific research purpose and will not be distributed to purpose and will not be distributed to other partiesother parties

The steering committee expects that The steering committee expects that any use of MOFEP data will be any use of MOFEP data will be accompanied by the appropriate accompanied by the appropriate citations and acknowledgementscitations and acknowledgements

Requestors are encouraged to Requestors are encouraged to contact the original investigator contact the original investigator responsible for the data, and to responsible for the data, and to consider collaboration and/or co-consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with the original authorship with the original investigatorinvestigator

Prior to publication, requestors Prior to publication, requestors should submit a copy of the paper to should submit a copy of the paper to the MOFEP coordinator for review. the MOFEP coordinator for review. Following publication, requestors Following publication, requestors should provide a copy of the paper to should provide a copy of the paper to the MOFEP coordinatorthe MOFEP coordinator

Only the MOFEP data manager may Only the MOFEP data manager may provide MOFEP data to entities provide MOFEP data to entities external to the MDC. Requests external to the MDC. Requests should specify the data needed and should specify the data needed and the purpose for accessing the datathe purpose for accessing the data

Guidelines for Guidelines for Principal Investigator DataPrincipal Investigator Data

PI’s have exclusive access to their PI’s have exclusive access to their scientific data for a three-year scientific data for a three-year proprietary period (the publication-proprietary period (the publication-rights period) following data collection. rights period) following data collection.

Prior to expiration of the publication-Prior to expiration of the publication-rights period, only the PI’s may provide rights period, only the PI’s may provide data to entities external to and within data to entities external to and within MDC. MDC.

Once access to data is granted by the PI, Once access to data is granted by the PI, requestors should consider collaboration requestors should consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with original and/or co-authorship with original investigatorsinvestigators

Specific research purposeSpecific research purpose No distribution to other partiesNo distribution to other parties Appropriate acknowledgements and citationsAppropriate acknowledgements and citations Review prior to publicationReview prior to publication Copy submitted to MOFEP coordinatorCopy submitted to MOFEP coordinator Requests should specify data needed and Requests should specify data needed and

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