Access to DLI for Retired, Sessional Faculty

Question

What are the access rights to the DLI data for retired, sessional faculty?

Answer

That depends on a few variables. Is your faculty member currently retired AND a sessional? If so, the answer is yes. If the retired faculty member has emeritus status, the answer is also yes. But if he's a retired-sessional and has no emeritus status, then I'd think not.

Emeritus professors are still treated by universities as part of their staff. They are given office space, access to research facilities and continue to be listed as part of the faculty at their institution. If the professor has emeritus status then he is considered an eligible user of DLI data.

In the case of a student who was doing research with a retired professor who did not have emeritus status, the student met the criteria of the licence (an educator, student, or staff member of good standing with an educational institution participating in DLI). The alumnus no longer met this criteria. Results of the research can be shared with the alumnus, but data cannot.