{"id":524,"date":"2018-08-06T15:37:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T19:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research-resources\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:03:47","slug":"scarab-dr-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research-resources\/front-page\/scarab-dr-description\/","title":{"rendered":"SCARAB Data Repository"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SCARAB Data Repository provides Bates College sponsored scholars with a tool for archiving and, if desired, providing access to the digital products of their scholarship.&nbsp; These digital research products can be provided with a unique digital object identifier (i.e. <strong>CrossRef DOI<\/strong>).&nbsp; They can also be associated with the <strong>ORCHID ID<\/strong>&#8216;s of the associated scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scarab.bates.edu\/datasets\/\"><strong>Access the SCARAB Data Repository here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research-resources\/front-page\/scarab-dr-description\/scarab-data-repository-submission-form\/\"><strong>Submit data sets and metadata to the SCARAB Data Repository online here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SCARAB Data Repository Use Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is generally best practice to archive finalized research products in national or international repositories of similar materials to maximize discoverability and to leverage discipline-specific metadata structures.&nbsp; However, SCARAB Data Repository is a good solution if your scholarly products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>do not have a national or international repository of similar content,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>will not be published as part of a larger collection of data (e.g. &#8220;orphaned data&#8221;),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>demonstrate the kind of &#8220;negative results&#8221; which, although valuable, are typically not included in published studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Access Control &#8211; What is available?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access control options for digital products archived in the SCARAB Data Repository are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>archival (i.e. only accessible to system administrators),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>available to members of the Bates community only,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>openly available to all<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accessible data can also be placed under embargo (i.e. initially archival, but accessible after a defined date after submission).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who should I contact?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions about the SCARAB Data Repository&nbsp;and how it can be used to archive your finalized datasets should be directed to&nbsp;Pete Schlax (pschlax2@bates.edu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions regarding DOI assignment and ORCID ID&#8217;s can be directed to the SCARAB institutional repository manager at batesscarab@bates.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions? 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