Research data can either be deposited within BORDaR, BU's own research data repository, or with an external repository.
If depositing externally, a record will be created in BORDaR with a link to the data set. The preference is for data to be hosted externally in a disciplinary repository, increasing the likelihood of the data being found and used by members of the academic community. However, BORDaR is available, particularly when cost or suitability rule out other options.
External repositories
The Registry of Research Data Repositories can be used to find suitable disciplinary repositories. Please be aware that some funders specify or provide guidance around which repository to use. The Data Curation Centre provide a summary of funders' data policies.
BORDaR
Data hosted on BORDaR will be published open access and assigned a DOI for persistent identification. The DOI can be passed to publishers so that any outputs derived from the data (such as journal articles) can link to the data set. In the same way, data sets in BORDaR can link to published articles.
Once data is submitted to BORDaR, library staff will review each deposit to check that the data complies with the FAIR principles of data management and any legal or ethical requirements. The checklist below details examples of the things library staff will check. Please read this section prior to submitting your data.
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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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.