Written by Mareike Buss

What do you do, if you want to publish your research data? CBS does not have a research data repository of our own, but you have other options. 
At the moment, CBS recommends using Zenodo or Harvard Dataverse as trusted repositories. A third option is the Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet).

In this article, you will learn more about Zenodo. Harvard Dataverse and the Danish National Archives will be discussed in future newsletters from the library.

Zenodo is developed and operated by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and supported by OpenAIRE, the Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe. Data published on Zenodo is stored safely at CERN in multiple online and offline copies. The data can be linked to both research grants and publications, thereby supporting automatic reporting, e.g. for projects funded by the European Commission. It is possible to publish relatively large data sets (up to 50 GB per record; max 100 files).

In addition to data sets, other types of research outputs can be uploaded and shared on Zenodo, including publications, posters, presentations, software, etc. Use of Zenodo is free of charge.

Zenodo supports FAIR data publishing, i.e. it helps you make your data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.
Zenodo makes data findable and citable by assigning a DOI, a Digital Object Identifier, to all published data sets – and it also allows for the publication of multiple versions.
Zenodo makes data accessible and reusable by attaching a machine-readable data license that specifies the terms of data access and re-use.
Zenodo supports data interoperability by publishing metadata in compliance with widely recognized metadata standards such as DataCite’s metadata schema.

Learn more about FAIR data publishing at howtoFAIR.dk.

Recent examples of CBS-related data sets or reports published on Zenodo include:

If you are curious to know more, please get in touch with Mareike Buss.