Research Data Services Librarian
Dani Kirsch
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Research & Learning Services Division
306 Edmon Low Library
Stillwater, OK 74078
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Stillwater, OK 74078
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Introduction
Discipline-specific data repositories are a great option if available for your discipline or specific research type and topic. These repositories vary greatly in what data types, formats, and content they accept. Several discipline-specific repository options are listed on this page, but there are many other possibilities. If you have questions, please reach out to Dr. Dani Kirsch, Research Data Services Librarian.
Federal Funding Agency Repositories
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintain their own data repositories, which may be good choices for researchers funded by these agencies. Links to some helpful information about each repository are provided below.
Ag Data Commons (USDA)
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Ag Data CommonsRepository providing public access to data from research funded or co-funded by the USDA.
ScienceBase (USGS)
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ScienceBaseRepository providing public access to data from research funded by USGS. USGS employees and researchers partnering or collaborating with USGS employees can create and manage deposits.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Repositories
This section provides a list of some data repositories available in the STEM disciplines, but is not an exhaustive list. For more support in choosing the best repository for your research data, reach out to Dr. Dani Kirsch, Research Data Services Librarian.
Durham High-Energy Physics Database (HEPData)
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Durham High-Energy Physics Database (HEPData)Intended for scattering data from experimental particle physics.
Environmental Data Initiative (EDI)
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Environmental Data Initiative (EDI)Intended for ecological and environmental data.
Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX)
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Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX)Intended for Earth System Science data and model output and supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS)
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Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS)Intended for marine geophysical data products and other data related to understanding the seafloor and sub-seafloor, with an emphasis on sensor-based geoscience data.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Repositories
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Submission Portal - NCBIIntended for biomedical and genomic information and includes repositories such as GenBank, Sequence Read Archive (SRA), and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO).
Protein Data Bank (PDB)
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RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB)Intended for 3D structure data for proteins, DNA, and RNA.
Humanities and Social Sciences Repositories
This section provides a list of some data repositories available in the humanities and social sciences, but is not an exhaustive list. For more support in choosing the best repository for your research data, reach out to Dr. Dani Kirsch, Research Data Services Librarian.
The Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR)
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The Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR)This repository is developed and maintained by Digital Antiquity and is intended for digital records of archaeological investigations.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
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ICPSR Home PageIn addition to maintaining a repository for the social and behavioral sciences, ICPSR also provides training and resources related to data access, curation, and analysis. The Oklahoma State University membership allows students, staff, and faculty to access ICPSR data files and documentation for the purpose of academic research.
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openICPSRA self-publishing repository provided by ICPSR that has not cost but also lacks the curation provided for regular ICPSR deposits. Data deposited in openICPSR still receive a DOI and are discoverable through the ICPSR data catalog and major search engines.