Why use figshare?
Figshare is a repository for 成人大片 staff and HDR students to store, share and publish digital files. It accepts all forms of digital research outputs including audio, video, PDF, images, code, datasets, presentations and more, and enables you to meet the requirements of the Research Data and Primary Materials Policy.听听
Benefits include:
- Easy听 to upload and access files.
- Simple metadata requirements.
- Files can be public or private.
- Allocates a DOI to your files, enabling citations and preserving access.
- Assigns a license to determine conditions of re-use of your files.
- Enables secure file sharing.
- Meets journal open data availability requirements.
- Manages embargos to allow you to control access.
- Records altmetrics - views, shares, downloads, etc.听
- Data are discoverable via .
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How can I use figshare?
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What can I upload?
You can upload the following types of data/digital objects:
- Datasets
- File sets
- Multimedia such as videos, audio files, etc.
- Diagrams
- Figures and images (illustrations and diagrams)
- Presentations
- Code scripts, binaries
Figshare will accept and display .听
If you鈥檙e unsure about whether or not your digital object should be uploaded to Figshare or should be deposited into Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) instead, see the听AR&S Repository Submission Guidelines.
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What shouldn't I upload?
Open access publications and theses should continue to be published in our institutional repository, .听
Large and complex data sets may be better managed in discipline-specific repositories. You can create a linked file record in Figshare with a URL pointing to where the data are stored online. Take care and read further information below if you are intending to make sensitive data discoverable.听
Important: If you are an HDR student and unsure about what should/ shouldn't be published on Figshare, please speak with your supervisor before publishing.听
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How much can I upload?
By default, you have 5Tb of personal storage on Figshare. You can upload:
- Files up to 5Gb in size.
- A maximum of 500 items.
- A maximum of 500 files per item.
If you need to upload more files or larger files, please speak to the Research Technology Support Team.
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Publishing sensitive data
Be careful when publishing confidential or commercially sensitive data in figshare, and make sure you are not breaching any confidentiality agreements and are complying with the University's Information Classification and Protection guideline.听听
In figshare you have the option of creating a metadata only record for your data, or of making the files confidential.听
You can find more detailed information about sensitive data at figshare support.