Find the right repository for your research data

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Are you interested in making your dataset publicly available? Does your publisher or funder require deposit of data in a repository? Fondren Library can help you find the right repository for your research data!

You have many repository options. Contact Research Data Services if you’d like help selecting a repository or depositing your data in the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive.

What to look for in a repository

  • Follows FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)
  • Adheres to funder or publisher requirements (e.g., NSF guidelines, NIH guidelines))
  • Allows you to use the metadata that best fits your needs and meets disciplinary best practices
  • Accommodates the size and structure of your data

Find and evaluate repositories

Rice Digital Scholarship Archive

Fondren Library supports the publication of datasets created by members of the Rice community via the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive (RDSA). A unique Rice Research Data collection accommodates data-specific metadata needs. DOIs are assigned to datasets to facilitate public discovery and citation.

Features include:

  • Free to members of the Rice community
  • DOI assignment
  • Preservation of  data using best practices such as file integrity checks and redundant, geographically distributed storage.
  • Library support with data description and management

Learn more about sharing data via the RDSA on the library’s website.

Submit your data to the RDSA using this webform.

Questions? Contact researchdata@rice.edu

 

Adapted from Princeton Research Data Service’s “Where and how can I publish my dataset?”