The Mozilla Science Lab, GitHub and Figshare – a repository where academics can upload, share and cite their research materials – is starting to tackle the problem.

Research Data Editors also create a rich metadata record for each published article in the journal's figshare repository, which also provides a place to publish supporting data files that have not ...

When repositories do not exist for a particular data type, authors can deposit and share data via figshare or Dryad, two general-purpose scientific data repositories.

Institutional repositories need to function as a support source of information and uphold checks and balances to maintain the credibility of academic data, Hahnel said. Hahnel established Figshare in ...

figshare, originally launched in January 2011, is re-launching today with some new features. figshare aims to be a repository for scientific figures, raw datasets, videos and more. The retooled ...

Queen’s University Belfast has chosen Figshare as its new repository platform to store, showcase and manage its research data and theses outputs.

Wits will also utilize the ability to clearly link research data to published articles and related outputs shared in other repositories, which is an important part of Figshare’s functionality.

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Purdue's Graduate School now will host theses and associated research outputs on a new Figshare for Institutions portal. The Graduate School repository, called “Hammer,” will be available for all ...

In addition, repository directors discuss key issues such as relations with academic social media sites such as ResearchGate, copyright and licensing issues, means of assuring faculty cooperation, ...