Research Guides: Science (General): Selecting a Repository

Selecting a Repository

Online repositories ensure that datasets and research works remain accessible over long streches of time. While repositories are generally useful to the scientific community, it is vital to select a proper one based on one's discipline, aims, and research data formats. Below, we list popular repositories and other recommended tools for finding repositories:

Key Repositories

Deep Blue Data
Deep Blue Data (DBD) is a repository for sharing and preserving research data developed at the University of Michigan. Data are openly accessible for anyone to download and use, according to Deep Blue Data’s Terms of Use and the licenses assigned to each dataset.
Dryad
Dryad is an open data publishing platform and a community committed to the open availability and routine re-use of all research data.
Figshare
Figshare is a repository where users can make all of their research outputs available in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner.
Zenodo
Zenodo is a multi-disciplinary open repository maintained by CERN. Scholars from any research discipline can upload data in any file format. A digital object identifier (DOI) is automatically assigned to all Zenodo files.

Recommended Resources

OAD List of Repositories by Discipline
The Open Access Directory (OAD) from Simmons College provides a list of suggested repositories by discpline.
Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data)
A longstanding resource, re3data provides an exhaustive list of repositories organized by subject, content type, and geographic location.
Deep Blue Data
U-M's native data repository. Deep Blue accepts submissions from all disciplines and offers consultations and assistance to all U-M faculty.
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Last Updated: Feb 26, 2025 10:40 AM

Subjects: Science

Tags: Research Data, science, Sciences