Presentation Type
Lightning Talk
Date
2025-11-20
Description
A dataset catalog can be a quickly implemented solution when hosting an institutional dataset repository simply isn’t possible. These resources can make institutional research data more locally discoverable, accessible, and reuseable. A dataset catalog (composed of metadata records) connects users with the institution’s research datasets and can be hosted on any repository platform. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, our Research Data Catalog does not directly include or store datasets but is a functional directory that assists with discovery of datasets that researchers have deposited in external data repositories (such as Zenodo, Dryad, ICPSR, and Figshare), self-hosted, or a located elsewhere in the deep web. A data catalog is an accessible project that works within local constraints, relies on readily available API tools, and provides the opportunity to access and elevate the research of your institution in one place.
Keywords
MIRL Symposium, 2025 MIRL Symposium, lightning talk
Rights and Permissions
Copyright © 2025 The Author.
Repository Citation
Reese, Amy, "University of Alabama at Birmingham's Research Data Catalog" (2025). Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium. 15.
https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/mirl/2025/program/15
University of Alabama at Birmingham's Research Data Catalog
A dataset catalog can be a quickly implemented solution when hosting an institutional dataset repository simply isn’t possible. These resources can make institutional research data more locally discoverable, accessible, and reuseable. A dataset catalog (composed of metadata records) connects users with the institution’s research datasets and can be hosted on any repository platform. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, our Research Data Catalog does not directly include or store datasets but is a functional directory that assists with discovery of datasets that researchers have deposited in external data repositories (such as Zenodo, Dryad, ICPSR, and Figshare), self-hosted, or a located elsewhere in the deep web. A data catalog is an accessible project that works within local constraints, relies on readily available API tools, and provides the opportunity to access and elevate the research of your institution in one place.