About the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories

The University of Guelph Research Data Repositories provide long-term stewardship of research datasets created at or in cooperation with the University of Guelph. The Data Repositories are guided by the FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship which aim to improve the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability of research data.

The Data Repositories is composed of two main collections: the Agri-environmental Research Data collection focused on agricultural and environmental datasets, and the Cross-disciplinary Research Data collection which houses all other disciplinary datasets.

Please refer to our Digital Repositories Policy. Additionally, the University of Guelph is a participating member of Borealis, a Canadian Dataverse Repository / le dépôt Dataverse canadien, and as such conforms with the Borealis Terms of Use.

Start the deposit process: The library offers a self-deposit with curation service. To get started, please:

1. Create a repository account using your U of G credentials by going to the repository log in page. On this page, under the ‘Your Institution’ section, select University of Guelph from the drop-down menu and click Continue. Follow the instructions to link the repository to your U of G username and password.

2. Complete the U of G Research Data Repositories New Depositor Intake Form.

3. Once we receive your completed form, we will set up your dataset creator access to the appropriate collection.

4. Review the How to deposit research data in the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories guide to access the Dataset Deposit Guidelines, Dataset Submission Guide, and README file template to assist in preparing and depositing your dataset.

5. Deposit your data!

For additional information related to preparing your data for deposit, please see:

Support: If you have any questions about preparing and depositing your dataset, please contact the Research & Scholarship team at: libresc@uoguelph.ca.

Additional resources: Administrative guides, templates, and internal workflow documentation related to the Data Repositories service are available at University of Guelph Research Data Repositories data curation guides, templates, and workflows