Harvard offers consultation and instruction for researchers looking to publicly share their data and research products either through traditional publishing, open data repositories, or new digital scholarship techniques. Increasingly, research funding organizations are requiring open access, and experts are available to help you determine what that looks like in the context of your research project.
Data Sharing and Publishing
Eligibility information is outlined below based on providers with offerings that are available to the entire Harvard community or a specific unit/appointment.
University-wide
Harvard Library
Digital Scholarship Support Group (DSSG) consultations include disseminating research data and other outputs, such as digital and web publishing options and multimedia narratives, and also offer workshops on advanced topics such as multimedia publishing with Scalar.
Audience
All Harvard Affiliates
Service Provider
DSSG
Service Fee
None
Service Website
https://dssg.fas.harvard.edu/initiatives/research/
Contact Information
Unit/Appointment-specific
Baker Library (Harvard Business School)
Support for sharing data by depositing faculty-produced research data in a secure data repository, so that it is safeguarded, made available for further research, provides credit for work, and tracks the re-use of data. Data deposits also help researchers comply with Harvard's policies for data security and retention.
Baker Library supports HBS faculty data sharing via multiple repository options. Support includes:
- Helping researchers select the best repository for their needs
- Helping researchers consider what data can be shared
- Advising on preparing data and documentation
- Liaising with the data repository
- Depositing the files
- Creating repository metadata
Data repository options include:
- HBS Dataverse: Run by Harvard, with a collection specifically for HBS-produced data. -
- ICPSR: Full-service data archive with a commitment to long-term preservation. Expert in managing and providing restricted access to sensitive data.
- Journal-Approved Repositories
- And more...
Audience
School Faculty
Service Provider
Baker Library
Service Fee
None
Service Website
https://www.library.hbs.edu/Services/Data-Deposit-Service
Contact Information
- Rachel Wise: rwise@hbs.edu
Countway Library (Longwood Medical Area)
Audience
- School Affiliates
- School Faculty
- School Graduate Students
Service Provider
Countway Library
Service Fee
None
Service Website
https://countway.harvard.edu/services/publishing-data-services/data-services
Contact Information
Julie Goldman: julie_goldman@hms.harvard.edu
Harvard Kennedy School
Audience
School Faculty
Service Provider
Harvard Kennedy School Library
Service Fee
None
Service Website
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/hks/data_resources