*New* Data Repository Resource Available at UW

Posted: 1/29/2023 (Local Events)

As federal agencies are increasingly likely to require data availability, the UW Libraries has joined Dryad to facilitate researchers ability to comply with new data sharing requirements.  The Dryad Data Platform is a curated resource that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Dryad provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of data types and now counts over 75 institutions and publishers in its membership.  A libguide (http://guides.lib.uw.edu/dryad ) is available with information on how UW researchers can get started with the service.  Do note, however, Dryad is a generalist repository which does not provide protection of confidential information.  For that there are other options, including use of the CSDE’s UW Data Collaborative.

 

Dryad is the first open data publishing platform available to UW users. It will serve as a companion to UW Libraries ResearchWorks, which is best for texts and some small data sets. As a generalist repository, Dryad accepts data regardless of data type, format, content, or disciplinary focus.

The UW Libraries implementation of Dryad aligns with the increasing advocacy of public research universities to provide for the open sharing of research data and outputs. This announcement also comes at the heels of the National Health Institute’s new data management and sharing policy which went into effect January 23rd.  Dryad is one of the Generalist Repositories recommended by the National Institutes of Health.

Because UW Libraries is covering the full cost membership, UW users will not have to pay a fee to deposit data in Dryad.

For more information visit the LibGuide on UW Libraries website, or contact Jenny Muilenburg, Research Data Services Librarian.