Some grants might specify which repository is to be used, while other organizations may have suggested lists of repositories to pick from. It is best to start by consulting the terms of your specific grant or award. After that, several suggestions and places to search for repositories are included below.
Fairsharing.org Policies RegistryA registry of data preservation, management and sharing policies from international funding agencies, regulators, journals, and other organisations.
re3dataFounded in 2012, re3data is a global registry of research data repositories from different academic disciplines. This registry has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), and is supported by a several international partners, including Purdue University Libraries.
Fairsharing.org RegistryFAIRsharing is a community-driven resource with users and collaborators across all disciplines. Stakeholders include multiple Universities, Organizations, and Publishers.
NIH Data Sharing Plan Repositories: With regards to the NIH Data Sharing Plan, the NIH does not endorse or require sharing data in any particular repository. Overall, ther NIH encourages researchers to select the repository that is most appropriate for their data type and discipline.
Generalist Repositories
There are a variety of open repositories that can be used regardless of data type, format, or discipline. These repositories have different features and business models, so a chart comparing seven of them is below.
Generalist Repository Comparison ChartChart comparing different repositories that researchers can use to save and share data online. This chart was generated in part based on an NIH workshop. Repositories included are; Harvard Database, Dryad, Figshare, Mendeley Data, OSE, and Zenodo.
Jefferson Data Sharing Resources
Jefferson also has several internal resources that can be used to store and share data.
Jefferson Digital CommonsInstitutional repositories, such as the Jefferson Digital Commons, may also be allowed to be used. Contact the JDC at digitalcommons@jefferson.edu to learn more, but please note that the JDC works best for smaller data sets.
LabArchivesKeep track of your progress and data in real time with Jefferson’s electronic research notebook (
getting started). Consider the share by doi option to make all or select portions of a notebook publicly available.
Research Storage OptionsInformation comparing Jefferson research storage options: LabArchives, on-prem NAS, OneDrive, and Box.com.
