I've also seen a few things on Globus that might fit in with what you
describe.
https://www.globus.org/

I do not have personal experience with it.

-Joseph

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Joseph Rhoads
Digital Repository Manager
Brown University Library


On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Mark Jordan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Krista,
>
> You might want to check out OwnCloud. It offers a viable Dropbox
> alternative that you can host locally, with sync clients for all major
> operating systems (even Blackberry cough).
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Thanks for the response so far. I'll definitely be looking into your
> > suggestions. I should note, we're Canadian, so cloud options (ie. syncing
> > to gdocs, dropbox, etc) are problematic for us.
>
> > K r i s t a G o d f r e y
>
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Interim Head, Library Information Technology Services/
> > Web Services Librarian
> > Library IT Services
> > Queen Elizabeth II Library
> > Memorial University of Newfoundland
> > St. John's, NL
> > A1B 3Y1
> > t:709-864-3753
>
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > "He's like Super Librarian, y'know?
> > Everyone forgets, Willow, that knowledge is the ultimate weapon."
> > - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
>
> > On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:32 AM Reid Boehm <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > > Hi Krista,
> > > We have several researchers that are using Open Science Framework. It
> seems
> > > to work well for collaboration across institutions and it gives the
> owner
> > > control of granting access. It also syncs with Google Drive, Box,
> Dropbox
> > > and Github which is nice.
> > > Hope that helps!
> > >
> > > *--Reid *
> > >
> > > *Reid I Boehm, PhD*
> > > CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation for the Sciences and Social
> > > Sciences
> > > Hesburgh Libraries – Center for Digital Scholarship
> > >
> > >
> > > *University of Notre Dame*131 Hesburgh Library
> > > Notre Dame, IN 46556
> > > o: 574-631-3461
> > > e: [log in to unmask]
> > > OrCiD: 0000-0002-5474-0253
> > >
> > > <http://library.nd.edu/>
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:25 AM, K. Godfrey <
> [log in to unmask]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all
> > > >
> > > > We've been approached by a researcher who would like our assistance
> in
> > > > storing data (various file types) on an on-going project (not at a
> data
> > > > preservation stage yet). The researcher wants to be able to access,
> add
> > > and
> > > > change this data from their project site and allow her fellow
> research
> > > > partners (not necessarily at our institution) access as well. Are any
> > > other
> > > > folks offering this kind of service? Have you partnered with campus
> IT to
> > > > make this happen? Are you using particular software, such as
> DataVerse or
> > > > Pydio to facilitate such a service? Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Krista
> > > >
> > > > K r i s t a G o d f r e y
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Interim Head, Library Information Technology Services/
> > > > Web Services Librarian
> > > > Library IT Services
> > > > Queen Elizabeth II Library
> > > > Memorial University of Newfoundland
> > > > St. John's, NL
> > > > A1B 3Y1
> > > > t:709-864-3753
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > "He's like Super Librarian, y'know?
> > > > Everyone forgets, Willow, that knowledge is the ultimate weapon."
> > > > - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
> > > >
> > >
>