Setting up an OSF Data Component

Overview

Exercises: 13 min

Objectives

• Have an OSF project component ready to house the data

Note:

We’ll be using the test subdomain of the OSF because we’re testing things.

We’ll be creating a new project on the Open Science Framework and adding a component which will house the data we upload.

1. Open test.osf.io in your browser and log in
2. Click ‘Create new project’ Then fill in the form: Then click ‘Go to project’
3. Create a new project component. This component will house the data. Fill in the form, making sure you select the location as Germany - Frankfurt.
4. Navigate to the new component and give it an open license. CC-BY 4.0 is a good license to use - people are free to reuse the contents provided that they acknowledge that they got it from you. Now we have provided a license, let’s make this component public. Click ‘Make Public’
5. Make a note of the component’s id - we’ll need that later. You can find the id in the browser’s address bar; it’s the part that’s highlighted in the screenshot below.

You’re now all set up with an OSF project which has a special component ready to hold all the raw data.

DOIs and data citations

You can create a DOI for your data to make it easy to cite. This is as simple as clicking the ‘Create DOI’ button and then confirming your choice.

Key Points

• We use the test subdomain of the OSF because we’re testing things

• Make a note of the data component’s id - we’ll need that later!