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”