ETH Researchers Guide to Data Repositories

ETH Researchers Guide to Data Repositories Fabian Schmid RDM support, ETH Library 27 November 2025, Bern ETH Library There is need to find trustworthy and field-specific data repository Generally •Increases research data findability and visibility (publish where it’s hot…). •Collects discipline-specific metadata. •Improves data quality (peers are near…). •… Researchers •A significant number is not sure where to publish their research data. •Many researchers use generic repositories (e.g., ETH Research Collection, Zenodo). •They cannot evaluate the quality of a research data repository used by other researchers in their field. 27.11.2025ETH Library 2 Our basic «ETH Researcher’s Guide to Data Repositories» •Aims to be succinct and clear to researchers with no or only very basic knowledge. •Is based on the content and functionalities provided at www.re3data.org. •Explains relevant criteria: * •Directs to a separate guide for the FAIR evaluation (expert mode). 27.11.2025ETH Library 3 Confluence page: https://unlimited.ethz.ch/x/qx5kF *taken from "re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3D last accessed: 2025-12-16" and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License How the evaluate the repository’s adherence to FAIR Separate checklist of the FAIR criteria that a repository should comply with in our opinion. •Can guide a research group in the repository selection process. •We offer a FAIR assessment for researchers for the repository in question which is based on the criteria listed in the checklist (i.e., criteria we deem relevant). 27.11.2025ETH Library 4 https://unlimited.ethz.ch/download/attachments/342105771/checklist-for-repository-FAIRassessment.pdf?api=v2 Open questions? •Do you have something similar at hand or in the pipeline? •How is it at your institution: Would researchers need such a guide? •How can we make such guides more visible? 27.11.2025ETH Library 5 Dr Fabian Schmid Research Data Management Consultant [email protected] ETH Library Research Support Services and Acquisitions Rämistrasse 101 8092 Zurich www.library.ethz.ch/rdm