46 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
DATA ARCHIVING SERVICES
Data archiving provides longer-term retention of and access to research data by others. Archiving involves additional services beyond
temporary storage for preserving digital data including assigning of unique, durable identifiers and checking for file corruption.
19. Does your library archive research data? Choose “Only offered elsewhere” if the library does not
archive research data, but you are aware of this service being provided by a department or group
outside the library. Choose “Not offered” if data archiving is not provided at your institution.
N=54
Yes 27 50%
Offered by the library AND elsewhere 13 24%
Only offered elsewhere 5 9%
Not offered 9 17%
If data archiving is offered elsewhere, please identify the department or group that provides the
service (e.g., central IT, research administration/sponsored projects office, IRB, health sciences data
management, etc.) and explain whether the library is involved with the archive in any way, from
recommending it to researchers to assisting them with deposits. N=18
Offered by the library AND elsewhere
Central IT (2 responses)
Central IT and TACC
Central IT provides storage space. A faculty member is piloting an NSF project for a Qualitative Data Repository. The
library’s repository provides a “front-end” for data set access.
Central IT, Health science IT, Institute for Digital Research and Education.
Colleges and research centers provide domain specific repositories. Library maintains a comprehensive cross-campus
service catalog and provides a robust referral service.
Consortially through Scholars Portal
Institution for Social and Policy Studies for their user population and affiliated researchers. The library helps advise and
will help reorganize their data archive, but it’s run independently.
Many
Research center
The DRYAD repository is based out of the university and we refer researchers to ICPSR and other disciplinary repositories
as appropriate. The Odum Institute is a partner in the Dataverse repository network. The library’s IR is appropriate for
completed projects only but does have secure/embargoed storage deposit in the IR is largely mediated, with limited
self-serve deposit enabled for ETDs and scholarly posters.
Varies
DATA ARCHIVING SERVICES
Data archiving provides longer-term retention of and access to research data by others. Archiving involves additional services beyond
temporary storage for preserving digital data including assigning of unique, durable identifiers and checking for file corruption.
19. Does your library archive research data? Choose “Only offered elsewhere” if the library does not
archive research data, but you are aware of this service being provided by a department or group
outside the library. Choose “Not offered” if data archiving is not provided at your institution.
N=54
Yes 27 50%
Offered by the library AND elsewhere 13 24%
Only offered elsewhere 5 9%
Not offered 9 17%
If data archiving is offered elsewhere, please identify the department or group that provides the
service (e.g., central IT, research administration/sponsored projects office, IRB, health sciences data
management, etc.) and explain whether the library is involved with the archive in any way, from
recommending it to researchers to assisting them with deposits. N=18
Offered by the library AND elsewhere
Central IT (2 responses)
Central IT and TACC
Central IT provides storage space. A faculty member is piloting an NSF project for a Qualitative Data Repository. The
library’s repository provides a “front-end” for data set access.
Central IT, Health science IT, Institute for Digital Research and Education.
Colleges and research centers provide domain specific repositories. Library maintains a comprehensive cross-campus
service catalog and provides a robust referral service.
Consortially through Scholars Portal
Institution for Social and Policy Studies for their user population and affiliated researchers. The library helps advise and
will help reorganize their data archive, but it’s run independently.
Many
Research center
The DRYAD repository is based out of the university and we refer researchers to ICPSR and other disciplinary repositories
as appropriate. The Odum Institute is a partner in the Dataverse repository network. The library’s IR is appropriate for
completed projects only but does have secure/embargoed storage deposit in the IR is largely mediated, with limited
self-serve deposit enabled for ETDs and scholarly posters.
Varies
