Using standard organizational and file naming principles will facilitate finding and re-utilization of data as well as help ensure its usefulness over time as storage technologies evolve. Here are some sites that offer
practical assistance:
Smith ScholarWorks is a repository of digital scholarship and research materials created and curated by faculty, students, and staff at Smith College.
Citing data appropriately, as is the case with journals, books, and other research material, facilitates its discovery and sharing; helps to ensure scholarly integrity; advances knowledge; and promotes scholarly recognition.
It is essential to appropriately describe and document data to ensure efficient access and sharing. An effective method to accomplish this is by using one of the well-established metadata schemas.
Discipline-Based Standards
REPOSITORIES
There are numerous options for storing and preserving data to ensure that they are easily discoverable, and available for future retrieval and re-use in the scholarly community, and, meet grant funder requirements. Disciplinary repositories are an essential consideration in preserving data. Here is a sampling of options:
Repository Directories
Some Examples of Repository Options By Discipline
SCIENCES