University Libraries: Data Management: Sharing Data

CCU Digital Commons for Data Sharing and Preservation

Preserving data from research projects is an important part of the data management lifecycle. University Libraries provides backup of data and documentation throughout the research project using CCU Digital Commons, Coastal’s institutional repository. Researchers can upload data securely on the Web, provide collaborators access to data during the project, and enable editing of data as needed. Data versioning is also supported.

Once the research project is complete, researchers can publish data to the institutional repository. Data published to the repository is automatically preserved.

Preservation of data is accomplished in a secure, cloud-based, redundant storage system. Preservation maintenance routines are performed to identify data fixity issues and ensure data integrity. Format migration checks are scheduled as well.

To learn more about how University Libraries can help you preserve your data, please contact us.

Data Sharing Tools

re3data.org
re3data indexes and provides extensive information about more than 2000 research data repositories so researchers can determine which repository to publish in.
DataCite
DataCite creates DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) for research data.
Dryad
The Dryad Digital Repository is a curated resource that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Dryad provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of data types.
figshare
This repository helps users make all of their research outputs available in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner.
Open Data Commons
If you want your data to be open around the world, even if that means putting it in the public domain, you need to apply a license. This website explains how to apply licenses to your material.

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
Note: Each user is required to create and login via an account using their Coastal email address. The “Access through your institution” button does not provide access.
A vast archive of social science data for research and instruction. Contains over 15,000 studies with accompanying data files in social and behavioral research, most of which are already prepared for use with statistical software such as SPSS and SAS.