Research Management: Roadmap for Data Retention Policies & Practices Online
What: Learn about Harvard’s research data retention policies and how to apply them to your data, including what data should be retained after project completion, where data can be stored, and when to destroy or permanently archive your data.
Why: Understanding and applying Harvard’s research data retention policies is essential for responsible research, contributes to the transparency of research results, and helps ensure compliance with funding agency requirements.
How: This is a free 1-hour webinar, consisting of lecture and discussion. This class will not be recorded.
Where: Online via Zoom (link provided upon registration).
Who: This seminar is open to Harvard Longwood Medical Area faculty, research staff, postdoctoral researchers, and students from all disciplines. The policies discussed in this class are specific to Harvard University and only apply to research data resulting from sponsored projects awarded to Harvard University. There are no prerequisites or assumptions of knowledge. Harvard Key is required to register for this webinar.
Instructor: Meghan Kerr, MLIS, Records Manager/Archivist, Center for the History of Medicine
Join your peers to meet new people and learn new skills in a welcoming and encouraging environment!
- Date:
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025
- Time:
- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Campus Location:
- Harvard Longwood Campus
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Categories:
- Classes Data Management > RDM Seminar Series History of Medicine Records Management
Fall 2025 Research Data Management Seminar Series
- September 17 - Better Research I: Managing Research Data Efficiently (online)
- September 30 - Better Research I: Managing Research Data Efficiently (in-person)
- October 15 - Research Management: Project and Lab Onboarding (online)
- October 29 - Data Horror Stories: Avoid the Nightmare (in-person)
- November 4 - Research Management: Roadmap for Data Retention Policies & Practices (online)
- November 5 - Data Literacy: Intro to GIS, maps and data with the Harvard Map Collection (in-person)
- November 20 - Better Research II: Writing a Data Management and Sharing Plan (online)
- November 25 - Better Research II: Writing a Data Management and Sharing Plan (in-person)
- December 3 - Better Research III: Data Sharing in Repositories (online)
- December 9 - Research Management: Data Organization and Sharing in Open Science Framework (in-person)
Seminar Audience
- Seminars are free and open to all faculty, research staff, postdoctoral researchers, and students from all disciplines.
- In-person workshops are open to Harvard University ID holders only.
- Online webinars are open to the public research community.
- While content will focus on Harvard policies and resources, participants from other institutions may find the concepts useful.
Seminar Accessibility
- Harvard Library is committed to making our workshops accessible to everyone.
- If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the workshop, please contact Julie Goldman to discuss options.
Need help with data management? Feel free to book a 30 minute meeting slot with me.
Happy to help with data organization, cleaning, and sharing for fostering reproducible workflows and open science!