Depositing Your Digital Content
We accept material which fits within our collections policyLink opens in a new window. Information on depositing your files with us can be found below. If you are a researcher with outputs from your research our Research Data Management team can help you. University of Warwick staff will find useful information on depositing records elsewhere on our website.
Where might material be stored?
If you have a story to tell or material which others might be interested in? Relevant material might be stored in a range of places:
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Hard drive of computer
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Portable hard drive
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USB or other removable storage
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CDs, DVDs, floppy disks
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Cloud storage (on the internet) such as Google Drive, Apple iCloud
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Email
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Website/blog
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Social media (eg Facebook, Instagram etc)
Things to think about
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What story does this collection tell?
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Did you create the material yourself or was it created or sent to you by someone else or downloaded from somewhere?
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Do you own the copyright on the material?
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Is any specialised software needed to open the material?
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Is anything password protected?
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Is there any sensitive or personal data about you or others included (eg email addresses, phone numbers, medical information etc).
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How would another person (e.g. us!) find the information we were interested in and understand it?
Transferring material to the archives
There are various ways to transfer material to us but we do not recommend using email as this is not a secure method. Different methods are suitable for different types of material and size of the data. We'll talk to you about the best option for you once you are ready to transfer. Get in touch with us or phone to discuss the options.
