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Data Repository for U of M

The Data Repository for University of Minnesota (DRUM)

DRUM is a publicly available collection of digital research data generated by U of M researchers, students, and staff. Anyone can search and download the data housed in the repository, instantly or by request.

The Data Repository accepts submissions from University affiliates for digital archiving and access. Learn more about depositing to the Data Repository and other services to manage your data.

How to Upload

1. Prepare Data

Data should be free of identifying or sensitive information and include adequate documentation. Not sure? Contact us for help!

2. Upload

Have your files ready and use the upload form to fill out metadata about your data.

3. Curatorial Review

Our data experts will consult with you to ensure that your data is in a format and structure that best facilitates long-term access, discovery, and reuse.

DRUM Policies

Features

Access Options

Choose to make your data immediately accessible to everyone, or restrict access to your data for up to two years.

Meet Grant Requirements

Comply with federal mandates for data management planning (DMP) and sharing. Read more.

Persistent Access

A DOI for your data guarantees no more broken links when others include this persistent link to your data in scholarly articles as a bibliographic citation.

About DRUM

Our Services

Data Management Plan Assistance

We offer personalized assistance for drafting your next grant's Data Management Plan. Contact us for assistance during your planning process.

Metadata Consultation

We can help structure your data using disciplinary best practices to ensure the best organization of your data.

Training and Workshops

The library offers free online and drop-in workshops on data management best practices periodically throughout the year.

Services for Data

To include DRUM in your next Data Management Plan, contact us to get boilerplate text and more information on how the Data Repository can be incorporated into your next grant.

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Recently Added To The Data Repository

Comparison of Antoine Parameter Sources for Vapor Pressure Prediction Across Temperature Range for Chemicals (2024, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

Moshele, Puleng, R; Arnold, Susan, F; Stenzel, Mark, R; Drolet, Daniel (2024-04-15)
The dataset comprises comparative data on Antoine parameter sources used for predicting vapor pressure across a temperature range for various chemicals. It includes temperature and vapor pressure values obtained from three ...

Student perspective about using the bus

Seecharan, Turuna S; Smith, Jessica; Gapinski, Dallas; Sperle, Ryan (2024-04-15)
These are survey responses to understand why students do not use the bus more often. It is a mix of qualitative and quantitative responses.

Our body, Our health Quantitative Metadata

Robinson, Beatrice "Bean"; Connor, Jennifer (2024-04-15)
The National Pain Strategy notes the importance of addressing pain in minority populations to reduce health disparities. One such population is female refugees who have been victim to female genital cutting (FGC) --- which ...

Measurements of spatio-temporal fluvial channel bed evolution in an array of yawed porous vanes at the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) main channel

Lee, Jiyong; Tseng, Chien-Yung; Musa, Mirko; Guala, Michele (2024-04-11)
Controlling lateral sediment flux and bed surface elevation distributions is important engineering solutions for sustainable river management. However, quantification of the lateral sediment flux has posed great challenges ...

Data for A soft crystalline packing with no metallic analogue

Chen, Pengyu; Dorfman, Kevin D (2024-04-08)
This dataset contains the input and output files for self-consistent field theory (SCFT) simulations in the associate paper.