UBC supports FRDR, a Canadian federated research data repository
If your dataset is larger than a few GB, or if any of your files are larger than 5 GB, we will be happy to help you submit them to the national Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) service.
FRDR provides a range of services to help researchers store and manage their data, preserve their research for future use, and comply with journal and funder data sharing requirements. It is FAIR principles-friendly. FRDR, funded by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, is a bilingual, curated, general-purpose repository, custom-built for large datasets, and open to Canadian researchers in any discipline.
You can self-deposit immediately with your Digital Research Alliance of Canada (CCDB) account or contact research.data@ubc.ca for a facilitated deposit.
Key features of FRDR include:
- No data deposit fees.
- Data curation review and support by a curation team.
- Up to 1 TB of storage space for each researcher by default; more is available on request.
- Supports individual file sizes larger than 5 GB.
- Canadian data storage platform.
- Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) at the dataset level.
- Data deposits via HTTP or Globus file transfer (for large datasets).
- Standardized metadata and a nationwide data discovery platform.
- Datasets are indexed in the Lunaris discovery platform.
- Preservation activities are performed on select datasets.
Guides for FRDR:
- What is FRDR?
- Primer – FRDR
- Brief Guide – FRDR
- FRDR Documentation – Detailed information on every step of the deposit process
Guides with video content:
- Get Started with FRDR: Get a Globus Account
- Get Started with FRDR: Download and Install Globus
- Get Started with FRDR: Upload A Dataset
- Get Started with FRDR: Download a Dataset
Need help? Contact research.data@ubc.ca