Datasets and other digital resources are fragile, often lost due to removals, shifting priorities, lapses, or changes in hosting. These losses disrupt access, hinder research and teaching, and undermine scientific reproducibility. Discover how the Data Rescue Project and the Research Data Services Department at the UCSB Library can help preserve public datasets and ensure their ongoing accessibility.
Data Access
Many scientific journals require authors to provide a data availability statement (DAS) to adhere to openness and transparency principles. The DAS specifies how and where the underlying data used in a study can be accessed and the terms under which they can be obtained. We cover best practicves for writing such statements in compliance with policy requirements.
APIs or Application Programming Interfaces have become increasingly popular in academic research. They simplify data access, streamline data collection and analysis processes, enable real-time updates, support collaboration, provide access to specialized tools, and more.