datacollections

Data Collections

What Is a Data Collection?

Data collections represent permanent data storage that is organized, searchable, and available to a wide audience, either a collaborative group or the scientific public in general. Data collections usually have a web interface or portal for displaying and retrieving data.

The term "collections" is also used to refer to the libraries or groupings of data in Storage Resource Broker (SRB), which is a client/server-based suite of data storage and movement tools.

Hosting Your Collection in XSEDE

To make your collection available as an XSEDE resource, you will need a data allocation. See the Data Storage Resources page of the XSEDE Resource Catalog, and see Allocations and Accounts for information on requesting an allocation. We recommend that first-time XSEDE users utilize the Step-by-Step for Getting a Startup Allocation.