Archiving Your Data

The archiving stage involves organizing the long-term preservation of data, usually after sorting all the datasets produced during the project. The data should remain reusable as much as possible. Sustainable archiving ensures both the long-term preservation of the data and its accessibility.

Research data falls within the scope of public archives, and an archiving policy must be established at the project begins to determine what should be archived and what will be destroyed at the end of the project. The decision is often made by considering the characteristics of the data and its future reusability, taking into account their durability, confidentiality level, and security. If the data can be easily reproduced, it is more likely to be destroyed than data with unique characteristics.

Source: Callisto

From the start of the project: 

• Adopt conventions for naming folders and files
• Anticipate any data anaoymization

During the project:

• Determine what will be preserved or not
• Assess the duration retention period 

After the project:

   Sort the generated datasets

Un guide pour l’archivage les données

• Association des Archivistes de France. « Référentiel de gestion des archives de la recherche ». 

Source: DORANum