We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Data Collection Development Guidelines

Overview

The Library collects and maintains datasets to support the educational mission of the university. This document outlines the criteria used by the Library in acquiring datasets for use by the Ontario Tech community. Responsibility for the collection is shared by the subject librarians, the Data Librarian, and the Associate Librarian for Collections. The Library welcomes requests for datasets from all members of the Ontario Tech community.

Scope

Datasets are primarily collected to support the curriculum at Ontario Tech, with preference given to datasets that will support multiple members of the Ontario Tech community, both immediately and in the future. The Library does not purchase datasets which are restricted to use by an individual researcher, department or faculty. Datasets will be purchased only if their terms of use permit them to be available for use by all Ontario Tech faculty, staff, and students. The Library does not purchase datasets for its collection which are freely available elsewhere. Datasets from all geographic areas are purchased, although data with a Canadian focus are preferred. Data and documentation in English are preferred.

Selection Criteria

Library staff will examine each dataset request individually, with consideration given to each of the following criteria:

Cost/benefit
Relevance to the curriculum and faculty research interests
Quality of documentation including codebooks and relevant metadata
Quality of data (accuracy, authority, completeness)
Format compatible with statistical software used by Ontario Tech community
Currency, historical relevance, and longevity
Vendor/publisher reliability and support available
Accessibility and ease of use
Size and storage
Terms of use (number of simultaneous users, usage restrictions, download rights, perpetual access, etc.)

Contact

For information about the Library’s data services or to recommend datasets for acquisition or purchase, contact a subject librarian or email reference@ontariotechu.ca.