Dryad

The Dryad Digital Repository is a curated resource that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Dryad provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of data types.

In addition to being a resource to discover datasets, the NC State University Libraries is an institutional member of Dryad to help make NC State research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Any researcher associated with NC State University can deposit datasets up to 50GB in size from any discipline into Dryad at no cost - the data package cost is covered by our membership. As of 2026, datasets larger than 50GB will incur a fee. For more information about depositing data with Dryad and other repositories, visit https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/do/data-management/dryad.