DOI: 10.5683/sp2/cphfga
title: How to deposit research data in the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories

description: &lt;p&gt;This dataset provides guidance materials and templates to help you prepare your research datasets for deposit in the U of G Research Data Repositories.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to the &lt;a href="https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/research-data-repositories"&gt;U of G Research Data Repositories LibGuide&lt;/a&gt; for detailed information about the &lt;a href="https://borealisdata.ca/dataverse/guelph"&gt;U of G Research Data Repositories&lt;/a&gt; including additional resources for &lt;a href="https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/c.php?g=742768&p=5367414#s-lg-box-16891314"&gt;preparing datasets for deposit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The library offers a self-deposit with curation service. The deposit workflow is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ol type="1"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create your repository account.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ol type="a"&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you are a first-time depositor, complete the &lt;a href="https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pQgkfb92cIBFum"&gt;U of G Research Data Repositories New Depositor Intake Form&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Activate your Data Repositories account by &lt;a href="https://borealisdata.ca/loginpage.xhtml"&gt;logging in&lt;/a&gt; with your U of G username and password.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Once your account is created, &lt;a href="https://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/using-library/book-appointments/publishing-author-support-request/"&gt;contact us&lt;/a&gt; to set up your dataset creator access to your home department’s collection in the Data Repositories.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Note: If you already have a Data Repositories account and dataset creator access, you can &lt;a href="https://borealisdata.ca/loginpage.xhtml"&gt;log in&lt;/a&gt; and begin a new deposit to your home department’s collection right away.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prepare your dataset.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ol type="a"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assemble your dataset following the Dataset Deposit Guidelines. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the README file template to capture data documentation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create a draft dataset record.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://borealisdata.ca/loginpage.xhtml"&gt;Log in&lt;/a&gt; to the Data Repositories and create a draft dataset record following the instructions in the Dataset Submission Guide.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Submit your draft dataset for review.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dataset review.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data Repositories staff will review (also referred to as &lt;a href="https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/c.php?g=742768&p=5367459"&gt;curate&lt;/a&gt;) your dataset for alignment with the Dataset Deposit Guidelines using a standard &lt;a href="https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/c.php?g=742768&p=5367459#s-lg-box-16891410"&gt;curation workflow&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The curator will collaborate with you to enhance the dataset.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Public release.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Once ready, the dataset curator will make the dataset publicly available in the Data Repositories, with appropriate file access controls.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Support:&lt;/b&gt; If you have any questions about preparing and depositing your dataset, please make a &lt;a href="https://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/using-library/book-appointments/publishing-author-support-request/"&gt;Publishing and Author Support Request&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;