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Data Repository for U of M Data Repository for U of M

About DRUM

The Data Repository for U of M (DRUM), run by the University Libraries, is a place for University of Minnesota affiliates to share, publish, and preserve your digital data for long-term access and future use. Benefits include:

  • Flexible options: Make your data immediately accessible to all, or temporarily restrict access by request for up to 2 years.
  • Long-term access: Persistent links and identifiers (DOIs) make it easy for others to cite your data.
  • Download analytics: Track how often your data are viewed and downloaded.
  • Meet sharing requirements: Comply with funder or journal requirements for data management and sharing.
  • Digital preservation: Our digital preservation services and archival storage help protect your data from corruption and loss.
  • Maximize reusability: Our data curation staff will work with you to ensure that your data are fit for reuse.

Upload your data

To get started, sign in at the top of this page and upload your data to the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota collection. Once your submission is approved, a data curator will review your submission and work with you as part of our our curation services. Usually this curation process takes between 2-5 business days. However, if you need an expedited DOI for your dataset, please contact us.

Before you submit

Check that your data meet criteria for acceptance into DRUM, including:

  • Data must be authored by at least one University of Minnesota researcher with an active U of M Internet ID.
  • Data must be non-restricted data that DO NOT contain any private, confidential, or other legally protected information (e.g., personal identifiable information).
  • If you are uploading human subjects data, you will be asked to provide the consent form, information sheet, or other participant agreement, and a Digital Conservancy curator will evaluate the submission according to the criteria specified in our Human Participant Data Policy and Guidelines.
  • Data must be deposited for open access. Authors will have the option of restricting access for a maximum of two years (see our End-user access policy).
  • Data are digital, and each file must not exceed 150 GB. Larger data files are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us to discuss larger data sets.
  • Data must include adequate documentation describing the nature of the data at an appropriate level for purposes of reuse and discovery. All data receive curatorial review and data that are incomplete or not ready for reuse may not be accepted in to the repository.
  • The data should be in a final publishable state. For active or changing data, use a U of M storage solution listed on the IT@UMN website.
  • More DRUM policies

Please contact the DRUM staff with specific inquiries.

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