A growing number of granting agencies and journals require data deposit. In addition, depositing your data in an appropriate repository safeguards it for reuse by your team or other researchers. It also supports the validation or replication of your research.
Sylvia Kairouz, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Director of the Lifestyle and Addiction Research Lab, and Chairholder of the Research Chair on Gambling, puts it this way:
"In my research projects, data sharing has always been a priority. Why? Because it's a democratic way to contribute to student training and to put publicly funded resources at the service of the scientific community."
Here is what Emad Shihab, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia, has to say about data sharing:
"Sharing datasets for our research has significantly improved its impact and allowed for more transparency. Our most cited and reproduced work is work where we made our datasets publicly available. It requires some work to prepare and support these datasets, but it is well worth it and appreciated by the wider research community!"
Research data management consultations are available for Concordia faculty, students, and staff. Find out more about how librarians on the Library's RDM team can provide guidance. This service is part of Concordia's Institutional Research Data Management Strategy.
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