Research Data Toolkit
Consulting
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ITS Research ComputingOffers consultation on data transfer, access, security, storage, and management. Consultation is free. We consult during proposal preparation and also after funding has been obtained. Consultation is available, as are storage services, for unfunded as well as funded projects.
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North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)Offers consultation services for accessing and managing clinical research data. NC TraCS can assist researchers with:
-Accessing and mining clinical and administrative data data from UNC Healthcare systems via Carolina Data Warehouse for Health (CDW-H).
-Clinical research data management including access to fully-hosted, web-based data management services for clinical trials, research studies and patient registries
-Ensuring high-quality data capture and compliance.
-Reducing or removing the need for pre-analysis data cleansing.
It is quick and easy to become a TraCS member and utilize these TraCS services.Once a member, schedule a one-on-one consultation appointment by completing and submitting the NC TraCS Consultation Form. -
Odum Institute for Research in the Social SciencesThe Odum Institute offers consultation on a variety of research related topics, including Digital Management Plans. Brief consultations are offered at no charge (pending availability) to UNC students, faculty, and staff. For extended consultation, time may be purchased on an hourly basis (by advance arrangement) through the Odum Institute Re-Charge Center.
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Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)RENCI focuses on solving scientific data challenges such as data security, very large scale data sets, distributed data sets, multi-institutional data collections and novel analysis and visualization approaches. RENCI does this through consulting, strategic planning, and collaborations.
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Health Sciences Library Liaison LibrariansResearch librarians at the Health Sciences Library can help identify metadata standards and discipline-specific repositories. Request a consultation by subject.
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University Library Subject LibrariansResearch librarians at the University Library can help identify metadata standards and discipline-specific repositories. Request a consultation by subject.
Storage/Preservation/Curation Services on Campus
Local to UNC-Chapel Hill
| Carolina Digital Repository (CDR) (see comparison to UNC Dataverse) | |
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| Storage Term | LONG |
| Deposit Agreement Required? | YES |
| Copyright Transfer Required? | NO |
| Cost | FREE |
| Self-/Mediated-Deposit? | BOTH SELF & MEDIATED |
| ITS Research Computing | |
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| Storage Term | BOTH SHORT & LONG |
| Deposit Agreement Required? | NO |
| Copyright Transfer Required? | NO |
| Cost | For a 3-year term, $620 per TB after first 100 GB |
| Self-/Mediated-Deposit? | SELF |
| Mass storage services can be integrated with iRods. | |
| Odum Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (UNC Dataverse) (see comparison to CDR) | |
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| Storage Term | BOTH SHORT & LONG |
| Deposit Agreement Required? | YES |
| Copyright Transfer Required? | NO |
| Cost | FREE |
| Self-/Mediated-Deposit? | BOTH SELF & MEDIATED |
External to UNC-Chapel Hill
| Dryad | |
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| Storage Term | LONG |
| Deposit Agreement Required? | No agreement required, but all authors must agree to release the data under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) waiver, which essentially states that others can use the data for any purpose. According to scientific norms, others who use your data are still obligated to cite you as the original creator of the data. |
| Copyright Transfer Required? | NO |
| Cost | Individual authors who do not fall under an existing organizational payment plan (e.g., via their professional society or journal) are charged a modest Data Publishing Charge (DPC). Waivers are available upon request to researchers based in countries classified by the World Bank as low-income or lower-middle-income economies. |
| Self-/Mediated-Deposit? | SELF |
| Qualitative Data Repository | |
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| Storage Term | LONG |
| Deposit Agreement Required? | No agreement required. QDR staff "try to schedule conversations (typically via Skype) with all depositors to discuss data organization, documentation, and any potential ethical or legal challenges that sharing your data may pose." |
| Copyright Transfer Required? | NO |
| Cost | Individual authors who do not fall under an existing organizational payment plan (e.g., via their professional society or journal) are charged a modest Data Publishing Charge (DPC). Waivers are available upon request to researchers based in countries classified by the World Bank as low-income or lower-middle-income economies. |
| Self-/Mediated-Deposit? | SELF |
Explanation of Categories Used for Repository Profiles
Storage Term - Used to indicate whether repositories provide short- or long-term storage. Each repository's definition of "short" and "long" may vary.
Deposit Agreement Requ'd? - Many repositories require that depositers confirm the specifics of how the repository will handle their materials prior to deposit. If a repository does require a deposit agreement, researchers cannot list the repository in their data management plan until that agreement has been signed.
Copyright Transfer Requ'd? - While copyright transfer is required by many publishers, not many repositories will require this. However, they may require the right to distribute the material if it is to be made publicly available.
Cost? - This field is intended to indicate primarily whether the service is FREE or has a cost (YES). Researchers should check with that repository for specific rate information. NOTE: Even free services may not be free if a project is truly huge.
Self-/Mediated-Deposit? - This is to indicate whether researchers will need to input their own data and create their own metadata, or if the ingest process is mediated by a staff member. Self-deposit systems typically have some kind of template to guide researchers through the process
