Examples of CARE-related Activities Carried out by Repositories, in Sequences or Groups

This dataset is designed to accompany the paper submitted to Data Science Journal:
O'Brien et al, "Earth Science Data Repositories: Implementing the CARE Principles". This
dataset shows examples of activities that data repositories are likely to undertake as they
implement the CARE principles. These examples were constructed as part of a discussion about
the challenges faced by data repositories when acquiring, curating, and disseminating data
and other information about Indigenous Peoples, communities, and lands. For clarity,
individual repository activities were very specific. However, in practice, repository
activities are not carried out singly, but are more likely to be performed in groups or in
sequence. This dataset shows examples of how activities are likely to be combined in
response to certain triggers. See related dataset
O'Brien,
M., R. Duerr, R. Taitingfong, A. Martinez, L. Vera, L. Jennings, R. Downs, E. Antognoli,
T. ten Brink, N. Halmai, S.R. Carroll, D. David-Chavez, M. Hudson, and P. Buttigieg. 2024.
Alignment between CARE Principles and Data Repository Activities. Environmental Data
Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/23e699ad00f74a178031904129e78e93 (Accessed
2024-03-13),
and the paper for more information about development of the
activities and their categorization, raw data of relationships between specific activities
and a discussion of the implementation of CARE Principles by data repositories.

Data in this table are organized into groups delineated by a triggering event in the
first column. For example, the first group consists of 9 rows; while the second group has 7
rows. The first row of each group contains the event that triggers the set of actions
described in the last 4 columns of the spreadsheet. Within each group, the associated rows
in each column are given in numerical not temporal order, since activities will likely vary
widely from repository to repository.

For example, the first group of rows is about what likely needs to happen if a
repository discovers that it holds Indigenous data (O6). Clearly, it will need to develop
processes to identify communities to engage (R6) as well as processes for contacting those
communities (R7) (if it doesn't already have them). It will also probably need to review and
possibly update its data management policies to ensure that they are justifiable (R2). Based
on these actions, it is likely that the repository's outreach group needs to prepare for
working with more communities (O3) including ensuring that the repository's governance
protocols are up-to-date and publicized (O5) and that the repository practices are
transparent (O4). If initial contacts go well, it is likely that the repository will need
ongoing engagement with the community or communities (S1). This may include adding
representation to the repository's advisory board (O2); clarifying data usage with the
communities (O9), facilitating relationships between data providers and communities (O1);
working with the community to identify educational opportunities (O10); and sharing data
with them (O8). It may also become necessary to liaise with whomever is maintaining the
vocabularies in use at the repository (O7).