Access and Data Sharing

The Open Research Scan Archive (ORSA) policies regarding data access are as follows:

1) Any material obtained from this archive (scans, data, reports, images, etc.) may be used for academic, research, and educational purposes ONLY.  Use of any of this material for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.

2) Any discussions, presentations, or publications of any work done with material obtained from this archive must include acknowledgment of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the Open Research Scan Archive at Penn, as well as Janet Monge and P. Thomas Schoenemann. We also have some scans from specimens from other institutions. These institutions would need to be acknowledged in addition, if their specimens are used.

3) Citation details of any discussions, presentations, or publications of any work done with the CT's must be sent to us as well, so that we have a detailed record of how extensively the archive is being used (thereby helping us secure possible future funding to help expand the collection for the benefit of everyone).

4) Data and scans obtained from this archive must not be forwarded to anyone else.  Instead, other researchers interested in doing research on the CT files should contact us directly, and we will be happy to accommodate them. Again, this helps us keep track of how extensively the data is being used.  Researchers who donate scans to the archive of course retain the right to independently send their scans to anyone they choose (without contacting ORSA).

5) In the spirit of open access to data, we require that anyone with image datasets of their own contribute these to the Open Research Scan Archive in exchange for obtaining scans currently in our archive. Any restrictions you wish to place on these donated images will of course be respected.

6) Requested CT files will be burned to a CD or DVD. A small fee will be charged to cover the time and postage.

7) We welcome visiting researchers to use the image processing tools available in our lab. Please let me know if this is of interest, and we can arrange the details.

8) We can also arrange to have specimens scanned at Penn, if this is of interest. Our current cost is ~$10 per scan, depending on time and availability of the scanner.  Depending on the level of interest in the specimen(s), this fee may be waived (please contact us for more details if you have a specimen you need scanned).