Managing Research Data at UPEI

In May 2015 the Tri-agency's new open access policy came into effect, which requires federally funded peer-reviewed research to be freely accessible within 12 months of publication.  The objective of this policy is to improve access to the results of Agency-funded research (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, & Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) and to increase the dissemination and exchange of research results.

The Robertson Library, Research Services and ITSS developed  a suite of supports and services for the UPEI research community. The suite of services recognizes that the research data life cycle does not start and end with the final outputs, but rather starts when a scholar thinks about new research. The services available under this site are designed to work with scholars throughout the research data life cycle with the goal of facilitating good data stewardship practices. Review the Terms and Conditions for this service.

Login Information

Faculty and staff can use their UPEI login information to access and use the services on data.upei.ca.  If you are a student, please request an account. We're working on an FAQ for login and other questions.

  • Planning
    • Create a funding proposal using the Research Data Management Planning Tool.
    • Share a Draft Planning Document
    • Learn more about research data management plans and where to apply for grants.
  • Data Storage 
    • Where do I store my active data?
  • Publishing
    • Submit your final datasets to UPEI's long-term data repository.
    • Automatically assign a Datacite Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to your dataset which provides a persistent identifier and a Datacite metadata record that facilitates both discovery and citation of your dataset.
    • Share your data publicly, including assigning an appropriate data sharing license.
    • Access metrics for your datasets.
    • Sharing your data with specific people or groups.
  • Archiving
    • Move your valuable research data (including raw data) to the long-term private repository, thereby meeting funder mandates for preservation of the data.
    • Access and manage your data archive.
    • Make an appointment to discuss your data archiving requirements with the Robertson Library.
  • Finding
    • Search for data produced by UPEI researchers.