From sample request submission to receipt of samples  (SAC, Sample Allocation Committee) Request approved Dispatch samples to the requester Anyone who receives IODP core samples is obliged to follow the IODP policy for publication and reporting of the results, outreach and education achieved from the samples. The main points of the policy are to : 1) encourage scientific analyses across various disciplines, 2) preserve core material for future description and observations, nondestructive analyses, and sampling, and 3) support education and outreach by providing core materials to educators, museums, and outreach institutions. This and other IODP policies are available on the website http://www.iodp.org/ policies-and-guidelines For latest IODP information, visit   http://www.iodp.org For latest information about activities @ KCC, visit   http://www.kochi-core.jp
IODP Sample, Data, and Obligations Policy
Contact
Curator Kochi Core Center 200 Monobe Otsu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8502 JAPAN Email : curator@jamstec.go.jp website : http://www.kochi-core.jp
Kochi Core Center
Core curation
To facilitate distribution of core samples to scientists belonging to various disciplines, and to educators, museums and outreach institutions, and to preserve the integrity of the remaining samples for future use, core curation is an important service for the community. At the Kochi Core Center (KCC) located in Nankoku, Kochi, Japan, curation service for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) cores began in July 2007. As a result of core redistribution among the IODP core repositories, the KCC received a large amount of the cores collected from the western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. These cores are better known as the Legacy cores, and were collected under the Deep Sea Drilling Program (DSDP) and Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). The KCC has also received the NanTroSEIZE and other IODP cores collected by the scientific drilling vessels Chikyu, JOIDES Resolution and MSP. This pamphlet describes the process for requesting the Legacy and IODP core samples for scientific and educational purposes.
IODP Sample request
The cores collected from the world's oceans under the IODP are currently stored in three IODP core repositories: KCC, BCR (Bremen Core Repository,  Germany), and GCR (Gulf Coast Repository, USA) depending upon the oceanic areas covered by these repositories as shown in the world map below. Core samples from these repositories can be obtained by submitting a 'sample request' through the website http://www.iodp.org/ resources/access-data-and-samples . This website provides many useful links related to sample request submission. Sample requester is recommended to consult the SEDIS database through the above mentioned website in order to get an idea about what all data and publications are already available based on the core samples to be requested. Requester is also advised to get familiar with the IODP Sample, Data, and Obligations policy, which requires that the data obtained from analyses of the IODP core samples be made publically open in about 3 years time after receiving the samples. The samples are provided free of cost. Cores are available @ KCC from following Expeditions/Legs (Status, July. 2016)
A sample request consists of a brief description of your research and/or education plan and your contact information including the contact information of your collaborators.  After you submit the sample request, it will be evaluated by the SAC (Sample Allocation Committee) or curatorial staff for the appro- priateness of your research and /or education plan, the volume, frequency, availability of the samples, your performance related to previous sample requests, etc.  The curatorial staff may contact you to discuss the content of your request.  If your request is approved, you are welcome to visit the KCC and conduct sampling by yourself.  Otherwise, the samples will be taken by curatorial staff, and sent to you via a courier service. The cores collected from the marine area covered by violet color are being/will be curated at the KCC. A core section (190-1174B-73R-5) collected from offshore Muroto (Japan) showing features of décollement in the Nankai accretionary Prism.