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Depositing Research Data with SANDY, NU's Data Repository

This guide provides information about preparing datasets for deposit with Stewarding Nebraska Data (SANDY).

Data Access Options

Public (preferred): Data are discoverable through SANDY and the UNL Libraries' catalog and are accessible to everyone.

To embargo a dataset for some period of time, please contact the Libraries' Research Data team (datamanagement@unl.edu) before submitting a deposit to SANDY.

There is no option for restricted access (allowing only certain individuals access to a dataset) at this time.

Please contact the Research Data team (datamanagement@unl.edu) for information about repositories that accept embargoed or restricted data.

Retention Length

Long-term retention: Data deposited with SANDY will be preserved for a minimum of 10 years.

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