BORDaR is BU's research data repository. Research data is the evidence collected or generated during the course of research with a view to its use as a basis for research findings. For example, interview transcripts, survey responses, images, observational data, results from experiments etc. BU staff and postgraduate researchers are required under the Research Data Policy to deposit their data in BORDaR (or another suitable data repository) following the end of the research project.
Selecting data for deposit
The Data Management Plan (DMP) completed at the start of the project should have identified any data selected for long-term preservation. This is any data needed to validate research findings, or which could be valuable to future research. For example, if research findings in a thesis or publication are based on interviews, the transcripts would be needed for anyone to re-run an analysis. In addition, if a researcher decides to conduct similar research in 10 years time, the transcripts could be useful for comparative analysis.
However, it may not be appropriate to deposit everything:
Data deposited on BORDaR must comply with the following:
Skip the next step and proceed to Upload Files 2.
If your data is hosted on another repository:
Type in the name of the repository hosting the data in Where is your data kept?
Add the URL to the external dataset in the What is the URI? field
Select the Identifier Type: DOI, and add the DOI to the data in the Identifier field.
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Field | Description |
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Content type | If adding a zipped bundle of files, select Full Archive.
Documentation would describe any other documents associated with the data. For example, a description of the project. A separate metadata file goes under Additional Metadata. If the metadata is included in another document, don’t upload it again here. Data describes not only quantitative figures in a spreadsheet, but any primary material used in research e.g. survey results, images, audio recordings, archival materials, field notes, software etc. |
Type | This is the file format for the document being added. |
Description | Enter a brief description of the item being added. E.g. Anonymised interview transcripts. |
Language | The primary language used in the file. |
Visible to | Data added to BORDaR should be visible to Anyone. |
Embargo date | Embargoed content is not currently being added to BORDaR. |
Reason for embargo | Embargoed content is not currently being added to BORDaR. |
Licence | Please select the most appropriate licence for the data deposit. The licence types are explained on the Creative Commons website. |
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If the data is or was first hosted externally, the Status would usually be Published. Leave blank if the data isn't hosted elsewhere
The Original publication URL should link to the data if it is or was first hosted externally. There's no need to do this again if the URL was added earlier (in 'Upload Files 1')
The Date field is the publication date of the data. For externally hosted data, this is the date the data was published on the host platform. If the data is hosted on BORDaR, repository staff will complete this field when the record is approved from review.
The Date type should be Publication. Repository staff will complete this if the data is hosted on BORDaR.
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BORDaR staff will be in contact if any clarification or additional information is required before the record in published from review.