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. 2011 Jun 29;6(6):e21101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021101

Table 14. Others using data & using others' data.

For others to use my data To use other people's data
Yes No Yes No
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the data 751 (59.7%) 506 (40.3%) 750 (61.2%) 476 (38.8%)
Formal acknowledgement of the data providers and/or funding agencies in all disseminated work making use of the data 1168 (93%) 88 (7%) 1147 (93.3%) 83 (6.7%)
Formal citation of the data providers and/or funding agencies in all disseminated work making use of the data 1166 (94.5%) 68 (5.5%) 1152 (95.1%) 59 (4.9%)
The opportunity to collaborate on the project (including, for example, consultation on analytic methods, interpretation of results, dissemination of research results, etc.) 991 (80.6%) 239 (19.4%) 980 (81.2%) 227 (18.8%)
Results based (at least in part) on the data could not be disseminated in any format without the data provider's approval. 585 (47.7%) 642 (52.3%) 594 (48.9%) 620 (51.1%)
At least part of the costs of data acquisition, retrieval or provision must be recovered. 364 (30%) 851 (70%) 374 (31.2%) 826 (68.8%)
Results based (at least in part) on the data could not be disseminated without the data provider having the opportunity to review the results and make suggestions or comments, but approval not required. 746 (61.7%) 464 (38.3%) 750 (62.7%) 447 (37.3%)
Reprints of articles that make use of the data must be provided to the data provider. 860 (70.1%) 367 (29.9%) 850 (70.4%) 357 (29.6%)
The data provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the data, including articles, presentations, educational materials, etc. 846 (69.3%) 375 (30.7%) 831 (69.1%) 372 (30.9%)
Legal permission for data use is obtained. 545 (44.8%) 672 (55.2%) 552 (45.8%) 652 (54.2%)
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data 880 (72.2%) 339 (27.8%) 865 (71.9%) 338 (28.1%)
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the data will be put. 810 (66.8%) 403 (33.2%) 799 (67%) 394 (33%)