Does your IRB process require you to get NIH certification? http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php Based on what I read in the NIH training, I haven't been worrying at all about how or where I store my data. I didn't work with any high-risk populations, my data is all anonymous, and even if someone did manage to figure out whose data it was it still poses no risk to the tester's life/happiness/reputation. My IRB proposal didn't include any plan for data security, and they approved it without asking for one. I didn't think to ask about putting data in the institutional repository, but I have approval to use my data for articles and/or conference presentations. Both of those are things I would put in a repository, so I would feel ok about putting my data in the repository, too. Emily Emily Mitchell Librarian / Webmaster 214 Penfield Library SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY 13126 Phone: 315-312-3540 On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Hicks, William <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I should probably clarify a bit. Yes, Iąll code internet survey response > data and observational into Study Code IDs, etc. Iąm sorta curious on the > storage end of things, like keeping your data locked in cabinets, what (if > anything) you note about storing data in your institutional > repository/digital libraries, etc. I see lots of public spaces on peopleąs > websites that link to their study results, but Iąm just a bit more curious > about the administrative/organizational side of things. What do you łhave˛ > to do, and how are you complying? > > Like you Emily, Iąm not real concerned about ever using names after the > fact. > > William Hicks > > > Digital Libraries: User Interfaces > University of North Texas > 1155 Union Circle #305190 > Denton, TX 76203-5017 > > email: [log in to unmask] | phone: 940.891.6703 | fax: 940.369.8882 | > web: http://www.library.unt.edu > > > > > On 3/20/14, 3:22 PM, "emily mitchell" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >William, > > > >I just went through IRB in January for the usability studies I'm doing > >this > >semester. I couldn't think of any reason I would ever want to be able to > >go back and associate names with results of usability studies, so I took > >the simple route: I don't retain people's names anywhere other than on the > >informed consent forms. > > > >When I was doing surveys, each set of answers got assigned a unique ID so > >that I could keep track of which answers were from the same person. That > >ID is not associated with the person's name anywhere, and I also haven't > >been collecting demographic information. > > > >This might be more simplistic than what you're going for, but it's working > >out really well for me. > > > >Emily > > > > > >Emily Mitchell > >Librarian / Webmaster > >214 Penfield Library > >SUNY Oswego > >Oswego, NY 13126 > >Phone: 315-312-3540 > > > > > >On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Hicks, William > ><[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > >> Anybody have advice on maintaing records related to usability studies, > >> interviews, etc. with regards to records retention/IRB policies in your > >> university settings? I'm putting together an IRB application at my > >> institution and am curious what any of you might have done for this > >>sort of > >> stuff. Particularly how you might have coded/anonymized and stored > >>results > >> from interviews to maintain confidentiality. > >> > >> I'll have the sort of standard informed consent, and a > >> photographic/audio/video release form for an observational study you > >>might > >> expect, but I'd also like to put as much raw data into our data > >>repository > >> afterwards as I can too so there are a number of complicated things > >>going > >> on at once. > >> > >> Any thoughts would be appreciated > >> > >> > >> William Hicks > >> > >> Digital Libraries: User Interfaces > >> > >> email: [log in to unmask] > >> >