Arkivum, the provider of ultra-safe and secure, long-term, large-scale digital data storage and archive services has announced that University of Salford has selected an integrated solution from Arkivum and Figshare in order to meet its research data management requirements.
With funder mandated expectations on open access to data imposed by researching-funding bodies such as Research Council UK (RCUK) now in force, UK institutions like University of Salford are having to take measures to ensure their research data is stored securely and persistently, with appropriate metadata and made freely accessible on the Internet.
University of Salford's new solution enables staff, students and researchers to meet funding-body requirements for open access to data while providing a secure, long-term space for a wide range of content; all on a platform that encourages data discovery, collaboration and re-use.
Working together in partnership, Arkivum is providing its large scale, long-term, and assured digital archiving solution and Figshare, its research data management discovery platform which specialises in 'active data'. This new innovative integrated solution meets the key requirements set out by University of Salford by lowering operating costs. Additionally, the solution supports the storage of primary data generated during original research projects, alongside derived and summarised data used to support publications.
