DRYAD

Last updated: 15 September 2023 at 15:17.

Dryad is an international repository of data underlying peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature, particularly data for which no specialized repository exists.

General information

Type of service: Data storage
Service homepage: https://datadryad.org/stash
Provider: Dryad
Provider homepage: https://datadryad.org/stash
Provides end-user support: supported

Administrative information

Data curation strategy: Dryad performs basic checks on each submission (can the files be opened? are they free of copyright restrictions? do they appear to be free of sensitive data?). https://datadryad.org/stash/submission_process
Metrics: Dryad tracks the usage of content, and promotes data reuse as a metric of scholarly credit
Funding source: National Science Foundation
Intellectual property: https://datadryad.org/stash/terms#usage
User agreement: https://datadryad.org/stash/terms#usage
Contact: help@datadryad.org

Target group

Target audience(s): Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Stage in research process: After

Costs

Costs: https://datadryad.org/stash/requirements

Classification of the service

Confidentiality classifications for data: Internal / Restricted, Public

Additional information

Additional information: https://datadryad.org/stash/requirements

Formats

Accepted metadata formats: Dublin Core, OAI-ORE - Open Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange, RDF Data Cube Vocabulary
Accepted file formats: Most types of files can be submitted (e.g., text, spreadsheets, video, photographs, code) including compressed archives of multiple files.
Supported data type(s): Other, Plain text, Scientific and statistical data formats, Software applications, Source code, Standard office documents, Structured text

Storage

Maximum size of data: There is a limit of 300GB per data publication uploaded through the web interface. We can accept larger submissions, but the submitter needs to contact us for assistance.
Version management: supported
Quality control: supported

Access

Access requirements: Open, embargoed
Tools/Interfaces for access: Web-interface
Supported type(s) of persistent identifiers: DOI

Preservation

Long term guarantees: Data deposited are permanently archived and available through the California Digital Library's Merritt Repository.