Video 4: Data Repositories

A repository is the key to ensuring your research data has a long, useful life [00:29]. This video explains how to choose the right repository for your data, whether it's a domain-specific platform or a general-purpose archive [01:09]. Learn the benefits of data sharing (more citations, better discoverability), understand the difference between domain and institutional repositories [01:57], and find out how to use the global re3data registry [02:42] to meet FAIR principles and funder mandates [00:48].

➡️ Video Chapters (For Navigation)
0:00 Introduction: What is a Data Repository?
0:14 Examples of Repositories (Domain-Specific & Generic)
0:29 Why Publish Data in a Repository? (Long Life, Discoverability, Citation)
1:09 How to Choose the Right Repository for Your Data
1:38 What You Can Store in a Repository
1:57 Domain vs. Institutional Repositories: Which to Choose
2:42 Finding Trustworthy Repositories with re3data.org
3:19 Submitting Data to Repositories (Metadata & DOI)
4:05 Licensing Your Data for Publication
4:35 The National Repository Platform (NRP) in the Czech Republic

➡️ Resources & Repositories Mentioned
This video mentions several repositories and essential tools for finding them:
How to find repository:
Data submission at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/submission/

ELIXIR Deposition Databases for Biomolecular Data: https://elixir-europe.org/platforms/d...

Selecting the Suitable Repository for Research Data via Openecomics Guide: https://openeconomics.zbw.eu/en/knowl...

Global Repository Registry:
re3data.org: https://www.re3data.org/
A global directory of over 3,000 research data repositories to help you find a trustworthy place to store and share data.

Example Repositories:
Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/
A general-purpose open-access repository for all research outputs, hosted by CERN.

Dryad: https://datadryad.org/
A curated, general-purpose open-access repository for research data from all disciplines.

UniProt: https://www.uniprot.org/
A domain-specific repository (database) for protein sequence and functional information.

PANGAEA: https://www.pangaea.de/
A domain-specific data publisher for Earth & Environmental Sciences.

Czech National Infrastructure:
National Repository Platform (NRP): https://docs.nrp.eosc.cz/ Czech infrastructure for secure, long-term storage of research data that supports FAIR principles.

RDMkit Data storage recommendations: https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/storage

Chooser of Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/chooser/

➡️ Continue the Learning Journey:
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