January 2019

New Research Data Management Website

The new Harvard Research Data Management website provides important information and guidance on a variety of Harvard resources that we hope will help students, faculty, researchers, and administrators share, analyze, preserve, and store research data. Whether the data was created at Harvard, accessed from a repository, or provided by a collaborator, this new site is a useful source of tools and tips for effectively managing your data. For more information, please contact ... Read more about New Research Data Management Website

Updated Software Accounting Policy

Will you be designing or purchasing software or datasets with research funds? How about using Software or Cloud Hosting Solutions? The Software Accounting Policy (previously called Accounting for Internally-Developed Software) has been updated with an effective date of 1/1/19. The policy defines when costs for purchased and internally-developed software or cloud-hosting arrangements must be capitalized.

The full policy can be found on the Financial Policy Office website...

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