Repository details

Materials Data Facility

Name of repository
Materials Data Facility
Additional name(s)
  • MDF
Repository URL
https://www.materialsdatafacility.org/
Subject(s)
Description
The Materials Data Facility (MDF) is set of data services built specifically to support materials science researchers. MDF consists of two synergistic services, data publication and data discovery (in development). The production-ready data publication service offers a scalable repository where materials scientists can publish, preserve, and share research data. The repository provides a focal point for the materials community, enabling publication and discovery of materials data of all sizes.
Contact
  • materialsdatafacility@uchicago.edu
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
> 500 datasets
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
Institution name
Argonne National Laboratory
Additional name(s)
  • ANL
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:05gvnxz63
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Data Service
Additional name(s)
  • NDS
Contact(s)
  • info@nationaldataservice.org
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Additional name(s)
  • NIST
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:05xpvk416
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Northwestern University, Center for Hierarchical Materials Design
Additional name(s)
  • CHiMaD
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
University of Chicago
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:024mw5h28
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
How to share data using Globus

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Globus data publication user guide
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • hdl
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • other
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
unknown

Metadata standards (2)

Metadata standard name
Dublin Core
Metadata standard scheme
DCC
Metadata standard name
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas
Metadata standard scheme
DCC

Remarks

Remarks
MDF is a pilot project funded by NIST, and serves as the first pilot community of the National Data Service.
Entry date
2016-07-27
Last update
2022-03-10
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re3data.org: Materials Data Facility; editing status 2022-03-10; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3693W last accessed: 2024-04-25