Deposit data

When you are ready to deposit your data, complete the following process:

• complete the Data collection deposit form and submit the two XML files created in the process electronically to acquisitions@esds.ac.uk
  
  
• prepare data and documentation according to best practice guidance on how to manage and share data
  
  
• submit data files in any of the following ways:

  Note: If data files contain sensitive or personal information, they should be encrypted before submitting.

  • via the University of Essex ZendTo Service, addressing the deposit to email account "acquisitions@essex.ac.uk" and noting study title or depositor surname in the dropbox description
  • by CD/DVD/memory stick
  • via secure electronic transmission - contact acquisitions@esds.ac.uk
  
  
• print, sign and date the Licence Agreement, keep a copy for your records and send the original to:

  Acquisitions
  UK Data Archive
  University of Essex
  Wivenhoe Park
  Colchester
  CO4 3SQ

The acquisitions team will confirm receipt of all materials associated with the data collection. After administrative checks, the data collection will be prepared for release, see processing data at the UK Data Archive.