Data repositories are dedicated storage spaces for sharing and long-term preservation of research data. A good data repository will have the following characteristics:
- Easily accessible
- Searchable (makes use of metadata)
- Reputable
- Ensures long-term preservation of datasets
- Provides unique persistent identifiers
UT Dallas Repositories
Texas Data Repository
Hosted by the Texas Digital Library, the Texas Data Repository is a platform for publishing and archiving datasets (and other data products) created by faculty, staff, and students at Texas higher education institutions. The repository is built in an open-source application called the Dataverse software, developed and used by Harvard University.
UT Dallas Treasures
This institutional repository was established in 2010 and is a resource for the UT Dallas community to showcase, organize, share, and preserve research and scholarship in an Open Access repository.
UT Dallas GitHub
Share and upload code in a secure GitHub environment managed by UT Dallas.
General Repositories
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Re3Data
Registry of Research Data Repositories. A worldwide index of data repositories.
Fairsharing
A database of data repositories and related metadata standards and policies. Also useful for identifying metadata standards for writing a DMP.
Google Dataset Search
Search for data across many data repositories and government websites.
Data.world
Collection of community-contributed datasets.
Awesome Datasets
Collection of community contributed datasets.
UK Data Service
Provides a centralized point of access to an extensive range of high-quality social and economic data.