Alex Glynn is the Research Literacy & Communications Instructor for Kornhauser Health Sciences Library. He will be presenting on utilizing data repositories in nursing research.

Using data repositories in research offers several key benefits:

Preservation and Long-term Access
Repositories ensure that research data are securely stored and remain accessible over time, even beyond the life of a project or a researcher's career.

Increased Transparency and Reproducibility
Sharing data openly allows others to verify findings, reproduce results, and build trust in research outcomes.

Enhanced Collaboration
Data repositories make it easier for researchers across institutions and disciplines to find, share, and use datasets, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.

Greater Visibility and Citation
Depositing data in a repository often leads to increased visibility and can result in citations, as many repositories issue Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) that can be referenced in publications.

Compliance with Funding and Publishing Requirements
Many funders and journals now require data sharing; repositories help researchers meet these obligations easily.

Efficient Data Management
Repositories often provide tools and frameworks for organizing, describing (metadata), and curating data, improving data quality and usability.

Facilitating Secondary Analysis and Innovation
Others can reuse datasets for meta-analyses, new research questions, or educational purposes, maximizing the impact of the original research effort.