Repository and Metadata Guide for Creative Practice Researchers

This guide is a result of a collaboration between Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI) and Curtin University Library that was motivated by a desire to ensure that the creative practice research outputs (CPROs) of Faculty of Humanities researchers are visible within Curtin’s systems for capturing research; as well as beyond the university to the communities that are interested in and care about the work we do.

This guide is intended for use by creative practice researchers at Curtin University, and includes real-world examples of CPROs provided by researchers. Three free repositories suitable for creative practice researchers were assessed for this guide – Zenodo, Figshare, and Humanities Commons CORE. The guide includes sections on:

• Choosing a repository
• Uploading to Zenodo, Figshare or Humanities Commons CORE
• Metadata examples for Zenodo, Figshare, and Humanities Commons CORE
• Comprehensive metadata examples