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Data citation in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) can be a rather complicated task, in particular when it comes to making it machine actionable. This webinar focused on practical aspects of SSH citation, specifically on: the value/necessity of data citation; the “FAIR SSH Citation prototype”...

Colorado State University librarians conducted five focus groups with thirty-one faculty, research scientists, and research associates. The groups explored: (1) The nature of data sets that these researchers create or maintain; (2) How participants manage their data; (3) Needs for support that th...

Panel discussion webinar, where data protection experts from across Europe gave their views on what changes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brought for research, data archiving and data sharing and how researchers and institutions have implemented the GDPR. One year since the introd...

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The activities of the Slovenian Social Science Data Archives (ADP) are presented for the implementation of open data policies at PhD school of University of Ljubljana. The activities are part of the Archive's broader efforts to promote open science and a culture of data sharing that underpins tra...

The FORS replication service is dedicated to replication material related to publications by Swiss researchers, in Swiss journals or using Swiss data. Using the FORS replication service allows researchers to upload replication materials and describe them through structured metadata, and thus obta...

These slides were used as teaching material for the course Responsible Research and Innovation – RRI in practice held at University of Milano Bicocca within the Doctoral School from 9th to 16th May 2022. The set of slides includes four topics: RRI in practice - Sara Casati Open Science and FAIR...

This introductory workshop is intended for anyone who wants to learn about the concept and value of secondary data and how to obtain secondary data at FORS. During the webinar you will learn about the potential of secondary data for re-use in scientific analyses and teaching purposes. You will ge...

In the social sciences in recent years, replication has received increased attention, as there has been a growing understanding that for research to be credible it is crucial that studies can be repeated. Replication allows for determining the validity of scientific conclusions. This FORS Guide p...

This document contains the form that must be completed by End Users who intend using data obtained from the UK Data Archive/UK Data Service for teaching purposes.