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Benefits of becoming a network repository

When you join the DataONE network, your organization becomes a leader in the open data movement. In addition, your data is more discoverable, your infrastructure is more reliable, and your citation and collaboration opportunities are bolstered. DataONE’s flexible architecture and software products allow practically any organization wishing to join our network to do so. Get in touch to start the onboarding process, or to find out more.
💡 Joining our network as a member repository is free, and just one of several ways to participate in DataONE 💡
By joining the network as a member repository, you automatically become part of the the DataONE Community, where you can help shape the future of DataONE and join our annual community meetings. The community is open to all individuals and organizations, regardless of membership in the network. Learn about all the ways to participate.

Reach a wider audience

Data collections exposed through the DataONE API are discoverable by a wider audience, and ready-for-use by a variety of analytical tools.

Reach a wider audience

Leverage existing cyberinfrastructure

DataONE actively supports both existing data tools as well as new tools to be built to interact with DataONE-registered data objects.

Leverage existing cyberinfrastructure

Receive recognition and credit

Your published data products are easily citable. With a broadened exposure, you increase the value of your organization’s work by receiving credit through data citations in published literature.

Receive recognition and credit

Maintain high availability

DataONE replicates content across Member Repositories. With replicas available in other locations, the costs associated with serving a world-wide community is minimized and availability is optimized.

Maintain high availability

Enhance collaboration opportunities

What more could you discover by combining expertise? Making your work discoverable by scientists generates opportunities for collaboration in the future. By simply limiting access to project data to collaboration partners, DataONE members can share project data without the need for case-by-case data-sharing arrangements.

The onboarding process

The path to becoming a network member is divided into four phases: planning, development, testing, and operation. We will walk you through each of these steps. If you’re eager to read about the process in more detail, see our member deployment documentation. Otherwise, just send us a request to get started!