How to add long lists in thesis We performed some bioinformatic work during thesis. Output of these analysis are more than 10 tables with 2000 rows each. We cannot add these in the printed version of the thesis, so we thought about:


link to the online version, since paper containing this data was published.
give a CD-ROM with the thesis, but for me this physical format is obsolete.


Maybe you have a better alternative or agree with the first one like me.
Output of these analysis are more than 10 tables with 2000 rows each. We cannot add these in the printed version of the thesis ...


Even if you could (say for instance you hate trees and you don't pay for your thesis), do you think anybody would want to have that kind of data in physical format? 

Both alternatives are valid, but as you said optical media is becoming more and more obsolete. If you really want to provide the data in a physical form, you can distribute it as a usb-stick. As the capacity of sticks increase, smaller drives become dirt cheap. You should be able to get 1GB, 2GB or even 4GB for relatively small price in hundreds. 

The other option, online availability, is the better alternative in general. However the maintenance of data is important as others have mentioned. Both in terms of availability and proper cataloging try to use well known and established repositories. 

What I don't understand however, is why you feel the need to "republish" findings, if you have already deposited this data together with a prior publication. Just refer to the data as "Table/Supplementary Info X from Paper Y"