Decision Support
Data Trustees and Custodians
Data Trustees are defined as institutional officers, (i.e. Vice Presidents,
Vice
Provosts, Deans, Chancellors, etc.) who are appointed by the President or Provost, and have
authority over policies and procedures regarding business definitions of data, and the
access and usage of that data, within their delegations of authority. Each Data Trustee
appoints Data Custodians for their specific Subject Area Domains.
Data Custodians are defined as individuals assigned by and accountable to the
Data Trustees. Data Custodians help define, implement, and enforce data management policies and
procedures within their specific Subject Area and Business Domains, as defined in the UW Data Map.
The
Data Map provides a description of each
business domain, the business processes handled by that business domain, and who the Data
Custodian and Data Trustee is for each business area.
Data Custodians perform several key data management functions including:
- Identifying Systems of
Record
containing Institutional Data
- Categorizing Institutional Data within Systems of Record according to security
and privacy guidelines
- Defining access, quality and usage guidelines for Institutional Data
- Reviewing and approving requests for access to Institutional Data
- Documenting and maintaining Institutional Metadata
- Educating and sharing best practices with other data management personnel
The UW Data
Management Policy Statement (December 2010) outlines the roles and responsibilities
of Data Custodians and Data Trustees.
Find out which
data custodian governs what data
here.
Visit the Data Management Committee Blog to stay abreast of UW Data Governance matters.
