Good morning Jamie,
At UVa, we only allow dataset creation (deposit) by current UVa faculty, staff and students. Once they leave UVa, they have the same permissions as non-UVa folk do - search and download only. UVa has a research retention policy (institution policy, not a library policy) that basically says all research is "owned" by UVa (OK, Grad students are a little different and "it depends"). If a former researcher who did the work (collected the data) while at UVa, and is no longer affiliated with UVa, I will deposit the data on their behalf. We have forms for that, which includes an author acknowledgment of the deposit license.
Question, I have Jamie, what do you see no-no-loner-afflicated persons needing access to (to do)?
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Sherry Lake