How to deposit research data in the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories

Once your account is created, contact us to set up your dataset creator access to your home department’s collection in the Data Repositories.

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If you already have a Data Repositories account and dataset creator access, you can log in and begin a new deposit to your home department’s collection right away. Prepare your dataset. Assemble your dataset following the Dataset Deposit Checklist.

Use the README file template to capture data documentation. Create a draft dataset record. Log in to the Data Repositories and create a draft dataset record following the instructions in the Dataset Submission Guide.

Submit your draft dataset for review. Dataset review. Data Repositories staff will review (also referred to as curate) your dataset for alignment with the Dataset Deposit Checklist using a standard curation workflow.

The curator will collaborate with you to enhance the dataset. Public release. Once ready, the dataset curator will make the dataset publicly available in the Data Repositories, with appropriate file access controls.

Support: If you have any questions about preparing and depositing your dataset, please make a Publishing and Author Support Request.