Data Repositories

Data repositories are digital archives collecting, preserving and making available research data and their metadata. Permalink is a comfortable means for linking and citing datasets.

Typology of repositories:

• Institutional research data repositories – e.g. UT DataDOI, Edinburgh DataShare, Harvard Dataverse

• National data repositories – e.g. UK Data Service, ANDS

• Disciplinary research data repositories – e.g. DRYAD ,PANGAEA, BioSharing, TROLLing, DataONE

• Multidisciplinary research data repositories – e.g. Figshare, ZENODO, Dryad

• Project-specific research data repositories - e.g. Scientific Drilling Database

Data repositories are enrolled in registers:

• Re3data.org  Registry of Research Data Repositories
• OpenAIRE – Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe. Advanced search: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/advanced/datasets
• OpenDOAR - The Directory of Academic Open Access Repositories

• Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)

The quality badge Data Seal of Approval certifies the trustworthiness of a repository. The list of repositories that have up to now been approved is here.