This guide serves as a resource for faculty, students, staff, and other researchers who are looking for relevant data repositories to deposit or reuse research data. Users can also find guidance on recent trends and policy changes that have led to a more open data focused research environment.
NOTE: The sections of this guide are not exhaustive lists or meant to preclude the use of any data repository not mentioned.
In recent years there has been major movement toward a more open research data environment on the national level. Major federal funding agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have implemented policies that require federally funded research data be made publicly accessible at the time of associated publications. The most sweeping of these policies came in 2022 when the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a memorandum requiring all publications and supporting research data resulting from federal funding must be made publicly accessible at the time of publication. More about these policies can be found here.
The FAIR Data Principles are a set of guidelines that have become a standard across the open data landscape. The purpose of the principles focuses on the idea of expanding the abilities of both humans and machines to find, understand, and use data.
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