Archiving and sharing data

To archive and share your research data you will need to:

• select which research data you need to (and can) archive and share

• decide how open or how closed your shared research data will be

• choose an appropriate data repository to preserve, publish and share your research data

• prepare your research data for deposit in a repository (adhering to the repository's requirements):

  • organising your data files in a meaningful structure

  • converting your data files to open or common file formats

  • creating documentation to accompany your shared dataset(s)

  • ensuring your data is FAIR

• upload your research data to your chosen data repository:

  • creating a metadata record for your dataset(s)

  • selecting an appropriate reuse licence

  • obtaining a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• link your shared dataset(s) to its associated published output(s) - if applicable:

  • writing a data access statement to include in your published outputs

  • recording your shared dataset in: 

    • PURE (for staff)

    • White Rose eTheses Online (for postgraduate researchers)

Plan for data sharing

It is easier to meet data sharing requests if your data is organised and effectively documented, and if you plan for data sharing at the beginning of your project you decide how your data will be shared.