Open Research Data Online

The figshare service for The Open University was launched in 2016 and allows researchers to store, share and publish research data. It helps the research data to be accessible by storing metadata alongside datasets. Additionally, every uploaded item receives a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the data to be citable and sustainable. If there are any ethical or copyright concerns about publishing a certain dataset, it is possible to publish the metadata associated with the dataset to help discoverability while sharing the data itself via a private channel through manual approval.

图享服务（figshare service）为开放大学提供，自2016年起投入使用，旨在为研究人员提供存储、共享及发布研究数据的平台。该服务通过将元数据与数据集同步存储，确保研究数据的可访问性。此外，每个上传的项目都将获得一个数字对象标识符（Digital Object Identifier，简称DOI），这使得数据具备可引用性和可持续性。若对某数据集的发布存在伦理或版权方面的顾虑，可通过公开发布该数据集的元数据以促进其发现性，同时通过私人渠道手动审核后共享数据本身。