The Illinois Data Bank is a public access repository for publishing research data from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
You are ready to deposit data if:
- your data is in a final state and not expected to undergo revisions.
- you have removed any private, confidential, or other legally protected information from your data.
- you are a faculty member, staff member, or graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- you have permission to publicly distribute data from all creator(s) and/or copyright owner(s).
Published data:
- is open to anyone in the world.
- receives a stable identifier (DOI) for easy reference and citation.
- is readily available for anyone to access for a minimum of 5 years.
- is located in a stable environment that complies with many funder and publisher requirements.
Researcher Spotlight
What influenced your decision to deposit your data in the Illinois Data Bank?
While I found many options available to store my data online, the cost was prohibitive for my tight graduate student budget and my project did not have funds to cover the cost of data storage. As I looked for more economical options I was surprised and happy to find that the U of I had an option that was free to students and faculty.