"QDR welcomes deposits of digital data generated through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences, health sciences, applied sciences, and humanities. ... We encourage you to begin the process of depositing data early in the course of your research, as the earlier we know of your interest in sharing your data, the better we are able to assist you with preparing your data for deposit. You can find a detailed description of the steps to initiate a data project, make initial and final deposits, and place any access restrictions that you may wish to place on your data [under DEPOSIT PROCESS] ....In July 2018, QDR began transitioning to a model in which depositors bear some of the costs of curation and preservation. Curation is an umbrella term used to describe a set of activities: managing, maintaining, validating, and adding value to research data over the long term and carefully preserving them for re-use. Curation increases the value and quality of data as a research product."
In 2020, American University became an institutional member of the QDR, with the concomitant benefits, and could therefore pay for a fixed number of annual "data projects" (consultation, deposits and subsequent curation) with the QDR on behalf of researchers at AU. This membership ended on June 30, 2023 due to lack of uptake.
The QDR has also released GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES.