Repositories

Sharing data enables reuse, increases transparency, and facilitates reproducibility of research results. To make it easy to find your data, datasets should be deposited in a public data repository or archive. In general, data should be submitted to discipline-specific, community-recognized repositories where possible. Where a suitable discipline-specific resource does not exist, data should be submitted to a generalist repository. The following websites provide directories of repositories and are a great starting point for find the appropriate repository. Your librarian can help you identify which repository may be best for your data.

• NIH Data Sharing Resources (Repositories) .
• Re3data .
• Open Access Directory (OAD) Data Repositories .

It is extremely beneficial to choose a repository for your data early in your planning process. Many repositories expect data and metadata to be of certain types and in certain formats.

DataONE provides best practice guides on things like deciding what data to preserve, identifying data sensitivity, and what data has long-term value.

Clinical Trials - Register and Summary Results

The NIH requires investigators of select clinical trials to register the trial at clinicaltrials.gov and to submit summary results .