Publishing research data involves describing it and, if possible, making it openly accessible. In return this makes data easier to find, cite and share with others, and guarantees preservation beyond a research project's lifetime. Data can be shared via a data repository, where a copy of the data is preserved and made findable and accessible.
Chalmers Data Office support publishing research in all types of research data repositories. We offer special support for publishing data through the Swedish National Data Service (SND) and Zenodo. For more information on these repositories see farther down.
Apart from the repositories mentioned above there is a number of thematic repositories available. These can be searched for in the research data repository catalogue, re3data.org.
When publishing research data through a data repository, a unique identifier is created and linked to the data being shared, most often a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOIs make it possible for data to be found, accessed, cited and shared easily. This unique identifier in turn leads to information about the data (metadata) and on how to access it.
Chalmers Data Office, part of Chalmers e-Commons, can provide DOIs for your research data or data collections. The only requirement is that data are published (or at least described) via a data repository.
Collaboration with the Swedish National Data Service
The Swedish National Data Service (SND) is tasked with supporting access to and preservation and reuse of research data and related material. Chalmers Data Office acts as a local node providing access to SND's services.
SND has set up a network for local data support units at major Swedish universities and research institutes. Chalmers Data Office at Chalmers e-Commons is a member of this network and supports Chalmers researchers with questions on research data management, making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). Chalmers Data Office also offers training and resources in research data management, such as a Data Management Plan tool and long-term storage for published research data. More information about SND and Researchdata.se
Citing research data
Publishing data makes them available for replicating, veriying and building on existing research. This increasing the transparency of your research.
Data can be cited the same way as other resources, with information on author/creator, title, publication year, version number, data repository and DOI. For example:
Barber, L.B., Weber, A.K., LeBlanc, D.R., Hull, R.B., Sunderland, E.M., and Vecitis, C.D., 2017, Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances in contaminated groundwater, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2014-2015 (ver. 1.1, March 24, 2017): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Z899KT.
