Deposit Instructions for ICPSR Student Data Sandbox
- Go to the openICPSR.org website and sign in. We recommend you create a MyData account if you are a new user. If you create a new account, you can then proceed to login as a returning user with your account email and password.
- Select "Share Data."
- You will be directed to your openICPSR workspace.
- You will see a list of previously created projects in the left navigation (if applicable) and a "Create New Project" button.
- Click "Create New Project."
- Ensure that "Student Data Sandbox" is indicated in the "Select a Repository" field.
- Provide a descriptive project title.
- Click "Save & Apply" to create a new project.
- Click "Continue to Project Workspace" to navigate to your project workspace.
- Complete the list of contributing students (can be individual students or something like "University of Michigan, SOC210, Fall 2020") and add a descriptive summary of your project.
- If the data you are depositing come from another original source, you should enter the URL of the original source in the Summary field.
- Upload data file(s), codebook, and any additional information that will help someone use those data. If you used the data in a paper, you should also include the code used to run your analyses, a copy of the paper itself, and anything else that will help another replicate your results.
- After clicking the "Upload Files" button, drag and drop your files or choose files through a file selection window.
- Click "Upload" to transfer files into your openICPSR project workspace.
- Close the "Upload Files" window after the files are uploaded successfully.
- Enter study-level information about the "Scope of Project" and "Methodology" in these respective sections.
- Once you have described your project and have uploaded and described your files, click "Publish Project."
- On the Publish data page, you can review the files you have uploaded and described. If everything is correct, click "Proceed to Publish."
- A final terms and conditions page will be presented.
- First, you will answer questions that assess the disclosure risk of your data (i.e., whether your data contain identifiable or sensitive information).
- If your data contain no identifiable or sensitive information, the data will be made available for public download.
- If your data include identifiable or sensitive information, you will be prompted to publish the data as restricted access. Restricted data are accessible only by researchers approved by ICPSR with a Restricted Data Use Agreement.
- Follow the remaining instructions on the page and agree to the terms of the openICPSR Deposit Agreement to complete the publishing process.
- When your project has been published, the project citation and DOI will be available on the project home page.