Frequently Asked Questions

General FAQs

What is a research repository? A repository is an online database that allows research data to be preserved and helps others find it.

What is a DOI? A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a globally unique and persistent string (e.g., 10.5281/zenodo.17829250) that identifies your work permanently. Once a document has a DOI, others can easily cite it

How do I get a citation from a CASPERR record? You can simply copy the required citation from the record page (in one of six formats you may require), or use the DOI Citation Formatter tool at https://citation.doi.org/ if you require different referencing styles.

Where is CASPERR indexed? CASPERR is indexed in the Open Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) and OpenAIRE as a community within Zenodo, and in Lunars, Canada’s national discovery service for multidisciplinary data from research institutions as a dataverse in Borealis.

Who funds CASPERR? CASPERR is not funded by a specific funding stream at present. We receive technical support from the library staff at Queen’s University. We do accept funding from academic and industry partners to support our work.

CASPERR – Zenodo FAQs

How do I upload a record to CASPERR – Zenodo (outputs)? You can view a detailed guide here: https://help.zenodo.org/docs/deposit/create-new-upload/

What is the maximum file size I can upload to CASPERR – Zenodo? Each file uploaded to CASPERR – Zenodo can be up to 50GB (= 50,000 MB) and you can upload a maximum of 100 files per record.

CASPERR – Borealis FAQs

How do I upload a record to CASPERR – Borealis (datasets)? You can view a detailed guide here: https://learn.scholarsportal.info/all-guides/borealis/publishing-data/

What is the maximum file size I can upload to CASPERR – Borealis? Each file uploaded to CASPERR – Borealis can be up to 5GB (= 5,000 MB) and you can upload a maximum of 1000 files per record.

What if my files are bigger than 5GB? If your files are bigger than 5GB then please contact us as we can arrange for large datasets to be submitted to the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR), and then add a link to this record in CASPERR – Borealis.