About

re3data.org is a comprehensive registry of research data repositories that is global and covers all research disciplines.

You can use re3data to find repositories where you can discover and deposit datasets that support research such as experimental and simulation data; images, sound, and video; surveys and observations; physical samples; laboratory and clinical trial data; software source code; genomic and geospatial data; and more.

Many researchers use re3data to identify the most appropriate and impactful repositories to deposit their data. Funders and publishers can use re3data to guide investigators and authors to repositories to meet their requirements for sharing the data that support grant-funded research and publications. Librarians and teachers can use re3data to help patrons and students locate data repositories to support their teaching, learning, and research and to promote data literacy. Other tools and service providers such as DataCite integrate with re3data to integrate information about data repositories into scholarly workflows.

You can search and filter data repositories by certification, metadata standards, and any combination of over two dozen facets. Results are displayed with icons that make it easy to quickly identify repositories by common features such as those providing open access, persistent identifiers, or data licenses.

re3data shares all of its metadata as open data without restriction using Creative Commons Zero, and it provides an open application programming interface (API) and other protocols to encourage sharing and integration. Its records are available as XML, structured by our schema that is maintained and regularly updated with community input.

We encourage the community to submit new data repositories to be indexed by re3data and to suggest corrections and improvements for existing records.

Overall direction for the registry is provided by the re3data Working Group, and the schema and contents of the registry are curated by the re3data Editorial Board. The registry is managed and operated by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Purdue University Libraries.

More information about re3data can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), or you are welcome to contact us with any questions.