Checklist to produce open content (visual checklist)[edit]
I have checked legal, ethical conditions of sharing and have an agreement with all people and institutions involved - The license is included in the project, we signed an agreement, the grantmaker imposes already the license
I have selected which resources are to be shared, checked sensitive information, anonymisation where needed; perform selection accordingly where needed --> see the section Preparing sensitive data and resources for publication below. Even if not all your resources can be shared or shared openly, indicate deletions, closed access locations, reasons why certain parts cannot be (openly) shared in the documentation → see the ‘Levels of accessibility’ table below. Metadata (i.e. the description of your resources) should be openly available.
I have added the open license on all content (except where differently noted)
I have selected a data repository to my resources --> link to the repository finder. If you wish to publish them on multiple platforms (e.g. both on your institutional website and in a repository) make sure to interlink these platforms.
I described my resources either in rich metadata or in a README file, including file structure, provenance information, contributors, circumstances of collection, limitations, license, ‘cite as’ information etc.
I documented the software environment in which I’ve carried out the enrichment/analysis process
I have cited all sources and added attributions to all content also in public domain (author, title, date, license, photographer, owner)
I have made my content available in open formats - this is especially important if you are working in a proprietary software environment
I have added how I want my content to be cited/attributed
I have made available this content on compatible repositories
I have extracted open content and uploaded it on open repositories
