Depositing your data in an archive will facilitate its discovery and preservation. There are several options for long-term distribution and storage of your data, such as PDXScholar, Portland State University’s institutional repository, and disciplinary repositories.
In-Process Data
Research Computing Data Storage
Office of Information Technology’s Research Computing provides researchers and teams with data storage space for their ongoing work. This storage includes scratch storage and standard network storage, integrated with research computing systems and accessible from campus desktop systems. A base allocation is provided for free. Additional storage can be provided for a yearly subscription. For more information about OIT hosted data storage, please visit the research data storage overview.
Long Term Archiving & Sharing of Data
Disciplinary and Non-Disciplinary Data Repositories
Data repositories are available in many disciplines, as are large non-disciplinary repositories. The Registry of Research Data Repositories is a searchable catalog of all research data repositories. Each depository has its own policies and requirements; be sure to check that a repository will work well for your data and research context. Learn more about repositories for archiving and sharing data.
PDXScholar
PDXScholar is Portland State University’s institutional repository. We provide a local archive storage option for sharing your data sets. You can use PDXScholar to showcase your data — we can create project-specific data collection, departmental data, or data as supplemental files.
- Browse Data Sets
- Request hosting by mailing Digital Initiatives
Features:
- No fees
- No file size limit
- No type/format limits
- Amazon S3 backup
- DOI – permanent, unique identifier
Email Digital Initiatives Staff (pdxscholar@pdx.edu) to submit data:
- Title
Manuscript and dataset titles should be similar. - Names
Lead Investigators, co-authors, and affiliations - Abstract
A short summary that provides information on context, goals, methods, and outcomes. Attach a separate document to provide more details, such as how to replicate results (e.g. a ‘readme’ file, XML file, or codebook). - Sponsorship
Institution, organization or person that provided financial or inkind support for the development or collection of the dataset. - Related materials
List any related manuscripts, datasets, conference proceedings, etc. and provide identifiers (e.g. DOI, URI) when possible. - Format of data
Use the file extension or MIME type where possible, e.g., PDF, XML, MPG or application/pdf, text/xml, video/mpeg.
PDXScholar Description for Data Management Plans
The following is an example description of PDXScholar for your data management plan. Copy and edit as needed.
PDXScholar is Portland State University’s institutional repository that supports long-term data storage and access. Data will be archived in perpetuity at Portland State University’s institutional repository, PDXScholar. The data will be available [upon creation/upon conclusion of the grant/after some embargo period] in accordance with the rights policies outlined [elsewhere]. Primary responsibility for long-term preservation of the data rests with the Digital Initiatives Unit at Portland State University.