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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/[email protected]
