All University of Canterbury staff are able to log into https://figshare.canterbury.ac.nz and have an account automatically created for them. Students need to contact the Figshare Administrators to have their data uploaded.

If you need to load larger files than a browser can accommodate, you can use the FTP Uploader or the Figshare API, — most web browsers can cope with ~5GB single file uploads.  

You can request more storage for your account from your 'My Data' screen.  

Why would you use Canterbury's Figshare, or another data repository?  In short, Canterbury's figshare is easy to use, provides the basic  archiving and metadata support you need, and it's free for you to use.  We can support your uploads, and can assure you that your data will be available permanently.  However, there are some cases where it might not be the best choice.

• You will lose immediate control of your data if and when you leave Canterbury.  Of course, the Figshare administrators will always be there to help, but you won't be able to login to immediately manage your data.
• You may be asked to use another repository by your publisher or funder.  We can help you upload data to other repositories if need be, including Zenodo, Dryad, Harvard Dataverse, Open Science Foundation (OSF) or others.
• Figshare data is held in the cloud, and may not be appropriate where Māori or other indigenous data sovereignty issues are involved.

• How to edit or delete your data
  • Find out how to make changes to your data. Please note that only private data can be deleted.
• How to use Advanced search in Figshare
• How to use the Figshare API
• How to upload linked files, embargoed and restricted access items, and metadata records only
  • There are many ways to upload your data and/or metadata.
• How to edit the publication timeline on your item
  • When creating an item on Figshare, it’s possible to edit the publication timeline - or history - that appears on the public record of your item.
• How to Share, Cite or Embed your data
  • Learn how to do more with your private and public data on Figshare.
• Upload large datasets and bulk upload using the FTP uploader, desktop uploader or API
• How to sync ORCID
• How to delete my account?
• How to use projects and collaborate on Figshare
• How to connect Figshare with your GitHub account
• How to use keywords to organize files
  • While Figshare doesn’t currently offer a folder structure to organize files, you can use the keyword feature as an alternative. The benefit of using keywords is that items can be in multiple ‘folders’ by having multiple tags…
• How to Follow research you care about
  • Manage your research notifcations, related content and more by using our powerful and customisable Follow feature.
• How to use the OAI-PMH
• How to get a Personal Token
• How to edit in batch