Figshare¶

Figshare is a data publishing platform intended to publish files or artifacts that are not expected to change over time. At Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland we have access to an institutional instance of Figshare. More details to be found here.

While a thesis and other research publications are managed by the Library, Figshare is intended for other research data such as videos, images, or datasets. These are often referenced in a publication via a Data Availability Statement.

Publications on Figshare get a digital object identifier (DOI) assigned whose version-number will be increased if a change is executed. See this example https://doi.org/10.17608/k6.auckland.16599404.v1 versus https://doi.org/10.17608/k6.auckland.16599404.v2.

Common issues¶

A common mistake is not to be aware of the difference between

• https://figshare.com/ is the commercial service
• [https://figshare.auckland.com/ our/the Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland instance of figshare.com

Moreover,

• file size limitations (2GB per file)
• uploading many files is challenging
• videos should be optimised (downscaled, efficient codec)

Good examples (videos)¶

The following examples shall showcase good practices published on Figshare.

• Mate Tipu Mate Rākau
• Unlocking the challenge of writing audience-focused evidence-based impact narratives

Figshare branded Group sites¶

Figshare allows to create branded group sites. This is a good option for research groups that want to publish their data on Figshare. Examples are to be found here.