What is a data repository?
A research data repository is an online storage and management system for research data, designed to preserve, share, and make data discoverable and reusable.
Why choose a data repository?
There are many reasons, here are a few,
Data Repository Types
Institutional repository:
An institutional repository (IR) is an online archive subscribed and used by universities to collect, preserve, and disseminate digital versions of their scholarly and creative output both within and outside the institution. CMU does not have a subscription to an institutional repository. However, CMU Library Data Services can help researchers to find suitable repositories for their research.
General-Purpose Repositories:
Cater to a broad range of research disciplines and are often open to the public (e.g.) Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data), FAIRsharing that are open repositories recommended by funding agencies and publishers.
Domain-Specific (disciplinary) Repositories:
Focused on specific research areas or data types (e.g., social sciences, genomics). Most of disciplinary repositories are included in General-Purpose repositories, while some repositories are from government agencies or organizations (e.g.) FITBIR
Governments, funders, institutions, and publishers worldwide are increasingly introducing open data policies and mandates to encourage researchers to share their research data openly with specific recommendations for data repositories.
1. Check the requirements, guidelines, and recommendations with grant funders, the university, or journal publishers of your research.
2. Use the following entries of this guide to find a related data repository, though the listings are not exhaustive.
3. Contact Library Data Services to help you locate a suitable repository for your research.
Research data services have garnered sustained attention from library research support service providers for nearly two decades.[1] Libraries have played a leading role in developing research data services, and on most university campuses they provide the largest and most diverse services.[2] Ithaka 2024 survey reveals that libraries are still significant providers of research data services across institution types. The number of research data services by R2 Carnegie universities (n=165) is 1/3 of the number of services by R1 (n=495).
CMU is designated as an R2 Carnegie research university. Data related research activities have been increased across CMU campus with funding agencies and journal publishers' data policies and mandates. CMU Library has provided data services to assist CMU researchers with data collection, data repositories, data management across the entire research data lifecycle from the earliest planning phase, through archiving and dissemination. The data services are aligned with ACRL's guidelines.
Specifically, we can assist with researchers' needs such as:
Contact the librarians for assistance:
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