mantra and datashare 23apr2015

P a u l i n e W a r dD a t a L i b r a r y A s s i s t a n td a t a l i b @ e d . a c . u k

Free online training in data management with MANTRA,

and publishing your work with DataShare 23 April 2015

What is MANTRA?

What is DataShare?

What kind of material can be shared through DataShare?

Anything that can go in an electronic file e.g.

Interviews (audio, video and/or text files)

Documentation (inc articles/citations)

Numeric data, spreadsheets etc

Photos (born digital or scanned)

Benefits of publishing your data in DataShare

Preservation for your own future useBy preparing and documenting your data for sharing with others, you will benefit by being better able to identify, retrieve, and understand it yourself after you have lost familiarity with it.

Benefits of publishing your data in DataShare

Preservation for your own future useThe University of Edinburgh’s Data Library curators will work to preserve your data indefinitely.

Benefits of publishing your data in DataShare

DiscoverabilityAll the descriptive text you add to your DataShare entry is indexed by Google and other search engines to maximise discoverability.

Benefits of publishing your data in DataShare

ImpactAll the descriptive text you add to your DataShare entry is indexed by Google and other search engines to maximise discoverability.

Benefits of publishing your data in DataShare

ImpactOthers who re-use your data and cite it in their own research help to raise interest in your research and increase your impact within your field and beyond.

Take-home message:

Publishing your work in DataShare

will allow more people to enjoy it and learn from it.

Useful links

MANTRA: datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra

DataShare: datashare.is.ed.ac.uk

Data Library team: www.ed.ac.uk/is/data-librarydatalib@ed.ac.uk

What questions do you have?

Please give us feedback: datalib@ed.ac.uk