Data that are to be saved for the long term should conform to quality standards which include quality metadata, appropriate file formats, etc.

Archiving Options at UF
- Large data, small data with limited access
- GatorCloud offers shorter-term storage that may be helpful while identifying a long-term solution.
- UF Research Computing offers affordable storage options.
- Contact us for discussion and referrals: datamgmt-l@lists.ufl.edu
- Small data that can be publicly accessible
- Permanent, Open Access storage from the UF Libraries’ Institutional Repository (IR@UF): http://ufdc.ufl.edu/ufirg
Archiving Options beyond UF
- Discipline repositories — see options on the Datasets guide
- Journal publishers may offer archival storage for data that are supplementary to published articles. Examples:
- Elsevier (ScienceDirect) Content Innovation
- Wiley-Blackwell Supporting Information
- Springer Manuscript preparation — scroll to “Electronic supplementary material”