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Research Data Centers (RDCs) (cont’d)
•“Typical” RDC characteristics:
–Researchers access the data at a site controlled by agency and staffed by employees;
–Research projects must be approved by the agency;
–Researchers enter into a formal agreement with the agency and often cover costs associated with the work (e.g., computer charges, rental of space);
–Use of "stand alone" workstations that do not have floppy disk drives or CD readers and are not connected to the internet or any agency network;
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