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A promotional flyer presenting ISSDA mission, main services to the research community, as well as selected projects and datasets related to the topic of health.

A promotional flyer presenting ISSDA mission, main services to research community, as well as selected projects and datasets related to the topic of sport.

The report outlines the results of the ISSDA user survey carried out in May, 2017. The aim of the report is to demonstrate the value and the impact of ISSDA on researchers and the research landscape in Ireland and further afield. The questionnaire used to survey ISSDA's users is available in an...

Short guide to the Collection Development Policy of ISSDA, including the description of the scope of collection (type of data, thematic, and geographic coverage) and criteria for evaluation of a deposited dataset.

The Data Acquisition Protocol provides detailed description of the workflow at ISSDA based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model. The document outlines all relevant processes, including validating the Submission Information Package (SIP), creation of an Archival Informati...

This File Format Policy of ISSDA defines the preferred and acceptable formats of datasets, documentation and metadata, that is acquired, preserved and distributed by the archive. The document could be useful for establishing policies towards both, data depositors and designated community of users.