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possible through forums such as institutional or disciplinary repositories, open- access journals, or other media. All work products resulting from IMLS funding should be distributed for free or at cost unless IMLS has given you written approval for another arrangement. IMLS expects you to ensure that final peer - reviewed manuscripts resulting from research conducted under an award are made available in a manner that permits the public to access, read, download, and analyze the work without charge. Unless otherwise specified in the award documents, IMLS requires that at the end of your project, you provide IMLS at least one copy of any printed or physical distributable products and one copy of any electronic projects produced with INILS funds. Printed or physical products include items such as learning resources, promotional materials, publications like journal articles or book manuscripts, research instruments, and reports from consultants or external evaluators. Electronic products include materials such as research datasets or software tools produced during the project. Generally, at least a beta version of any software developed on an IMLS - funded project must be provided to IMLS as aproduct of the grant. You should consult with IMLS regarding software development projects, IMLS may share grant applications, grant products, and performance and other reports with grantees, potential grantees, and the general public to further the mission of the agency and the development of museum and library services. These materials may be disseminated in a variety of ways and formats, including online. 24. What are the requirements for data collection and data sharing? Data Collection Data collection activities performed under an IMLS grant are your responsibility, and IMLS support of the project does not constitute approval of the survey design, questionnaire content, or data collection procedures. You shall not represent to respondents that such data are being collected for, or in association with, INILS or any other government agency without the specific written approval of the data collection plan or device by INILS. However, this requirement is not intended to preclude mention of IMLS support of the project in response to an inquiry or acknowledgment of such support in any publication of this data; acknowledgement of IMLS support is still required. Data Sharing Research data sharing is an essential component of research and expedites the translation of research results into new knowledge and practices, If you collect and analyze data as part of an IMLS frmded project, IMLS expects you to deposit data resulting from IMLS - funded research in a broadly accessible repository that allows the public to use the data without charge no later than the date upon which you submit your final 12 20B-34