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While much effort has gone into developing tools and methods for collecting and analyzing social media data, there still is considerable uncertainty regarding the archiving of these data. This webinar brought together experts from various institutions that have experience in working with social m...

APIS' deposit process explained to researchers.

Social media data are increasingly used in the social sciences. Archiving social media data is associated with a number of specific practical, legal, and ethical challenges that researchers and archivists need to address. In addition, the documentation of social media data also has its own requir...

The Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving is aimed at those engaged in the cycle of research, from applying for a research grant, through the data collection phase, and ultimately to preparation of the data for deposit in a public archive. The Guide is a compilation of best pract...

In this webpage, UK Data Service explains in a video how the reserachers can self deposit data in ReShare, UKDS's online data repository.

This webpage gives recommendations to the depositor: 1. before depositing data, such as licenses, terms of use, IPR, personal data, file formats, discipline-specific requirements, pricing; 2. during the deposit process: how to provide metadata, how to chose access categories, how to upload the...

The DANS guidelines on the file formats best suited for long-term sustainability and accessibility, including the definitions of different types of research data and the list of preferred formats for depositing in the archive.

The CESSDA Training Working Group offers training, advice and educational resources on: research data management, data discovery and use, digital preservation and data archiving, CESSDA tools and services.

This online tutorial is an introductory course for people who wish to support researchers in storing, managing, archiving and sharing their research data. The course consists of six chapters: Definitions, Planning Phase, Research Phase, User Phase, Legislation and Policy, and Data Support.