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I second Dan's approach. Deposit in the repository closest to the field - where chances of being found by the right people are highest - and if necessary create a metadata record elsewhere. You do want to get people to cite the correct record and you do not want to pay for data storage twice unless it is really necessary. For some types of research it might even be confusing to post the same data set twice. It might then be counted twice in overall evaluations, for example to see if a certain drug has effect x, you compare all studies on this drug. If the dataset has two different references, this might go wrong. Best regard, Rutger Drs. Rutger de Jong Subject Librarian Science Vakreferent Wiskunde & Natuurwetenschappen Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden Gorlaeus Laboratoria, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden T: 071-527 43 65 / 06-383 137 00 https://nl.linkedin.com/in/dejongrutger -----Original Message----- From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gareth Knight Sent: vrijdag 20 januari 2017 12:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: depositing data in multiple archives Hi Dan, I've not heard of the ESRC looking unfavourably on deposit into multiple repositories. There are some disadvantages to this approach though. If each repository gives you a distinct DOI, the author will have to track multiple citations to measure their resource's impact. There's also a risk that the different copies will become out of sync, e.g. when a repository migrates their files to another format or makes other enhancements. I tend to encourage creators to deposit to a single repository, and create a metadata-only record in other systems that links to this resource. Regards, Gareth -- Gareth Knight Research Data Manager, Library & Archives Service London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT (+44) 020 7927 2564 [log in to unmask] http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/researchdataman/ From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dan Goad Sent: 20 January 2017 10:50 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: depositing data in multiple archives Hi all, I'm fairly new to data management, so please excuse me if this is a stupid question, but does anyone regularly advise people to deposit their data in more than one repository? I recently suggested to an ESRC applicant that as well as depositing in the UKDA, they might look for a subject specific archive that would ensure visibility to a more appropriate audience. They seemed convinced the ESRC would look on this suggestion negatively. Was my suggestion inappropriate? All the best, Dan Goad Research Support Officer Research & Enterprise Office Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross SE14 6NW Email: mailto:[log in to unmask] Tel: 020 7717 2592