The CDR accepts all data in anHowever, the CDR does not recommend that depositors deposit databases due to file preservation concerns. If you would like to deposit a database, please contact the CDR staff to discuss an appropriate file format.
Yes, as long as your dataset meets the CDR’s policies. Please contact us before listing the CDR on your grant. Some considerations would be checking the following criteria:
- Total size of the dataset is less than 2TB and you have available CDR space.
- Funder requirements for the archive
- Data is in final publishable form
- Dataset is free of personally identifiable information, copyright concerns
Yes. Please use the text below. If you would like help writing or reviewing your data management plan, please contact the UNC Libraries’ Data Management Team.
The data generated through this project will be hosted on the Carolina Digital Repository (CDR), the institutional repository for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The CDR is designed and operated to ensure the integrity of digital files at a bitstream level. The CDR regularly verifies the integrity of files, maintains a record of preservation-related actions, and employs best practices in the field for persistent storage, including back-up and recovery procedures. Metadata accompanying the data will be submitted by the researcher upon deposit. The metadata will be made available for indexing in search engines to facilitate reuse of the content. The dataset will be accessible for at minimum 10 years, or as determined by the grant.
You can take your deposited data with you when you leave UNC. For large datasets, contact us and we will arrange for a data export. Small datasets may be downloaded directly.
If your dataset does not fit the requirements of the CDR, you may be eligible to deposit your data in another repository. The UNC Libraries’ Data Management Team has created a checklist to help you assess your data needs.
Examples of alternative repositories include:
ICPSR: ICPSR is hosted by the University of Michigan and archives social science research data
Odum Institute: The Odum Institute is administered by UNC-Chapel Hill and archives social science data. They administer UNC Dataverse and offer data curation services for a fee.
Dataverse: Dataverse is a platform to share data across disciplines. UNC has its’ own installation of Dataverse, administered by the Odum Institute. Harvard’s dataverse is open to all researchers in all disciplines.
Discipline-specific repositories: Many areas of study have their own data repositories and you may be eligible to deposit in them.