Contents
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From the ROADMAP FOR ACTION report —
Conduct A Data Inventory
A common-sense response to the increasing volumes of data collected across campuses and the rising deployment of data analytics tools.
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Three Categories Of Action
The purpose of this document is to build on the Landscape Analysis by offering a roadmap of potential actions that stakeholders can use to chart both individual and collective responses.
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Risk Mitigation: Intro
These actions are designed to be concrete, practical steps that any institution can begin taking immediately.
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Conduct A Data Inventory
A common-sense response to the increasing volumes of data collected across campuses and the rising deployment of data analytics tools.
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Establish Campus Coordination Mechanisms
Coordination mechanisms to adjudicate conflicts among departments and offices will become key as increasing volumes of data are collected across campuses and data analytics tools are deployed.
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Revise Data Policies
It is critical for data policies to be revised to address the myriad strategic questions raised by the proliferation of data and data analytics.
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Revise Privacy Policies
The development of strong privacy policies is critical, and must extend beyond legal compliance.
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Engage in Open Procurement Practices
An important area when institutions can assert control of data is through purchasing and procurement processes. These processes should be revisited and revised to ensure that they are transparent, competitive, and fully coordinated across the institution.
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Update to the Roadmap for Action
Acting in conditions of high uncertainty is particularly difficult. These are actions that libraries, in particular, and academic institutions, in general, could take regardless of the current situation.
