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This is a recording of a CESSDA workshop on the Data Archiving Guide (DAG). The DAG (https://dag.cessda.eu/) is designed to support the work of employees of data repositories by providing a general understanding of the full range of activities a data repository performs.

This document describes some of the common data processing checks, techniques and procedures undertaken during the ingest processing of quantitative data collections at the UK Data Archive. Since the bulk of quantitative data acquired by the Archive remains social survey data or similar, the guid...

This document covers the ingest processing of qualitative data collections archived at the UK Data Archive. It does not cover quantitative ingest processing, which is covered in the document Quantitative Data Ingest Processing Procedures. However, where mixed-method data collections contain both...

This guide covers standards and procedures for the preparation and preservation of documentation for UK Data Archive studies.

This document defines data collection ingest processing standards currently in use at the UK Data Archive, and the criteria used to allocate those standards.

This document is a brief but comprehensive overview of the main stages of data ingest processing undertaken on studies/data collections acquired by the UK Data Archive. It is intended as an introductory guide for new Ingest Services staff. New staff will normally undertake ingest processing work...

Detailed information regarding digital management at ADP: acquisition and selection, ingest, archival storage, access, and workflow.

Kvalikirstu 2 is a tool for processing qualitative datasets with hundreds of files at the ingest phase. The data produced by Kvalikirstu 2 align with current requirements for long-term preservation. The features of Kvalikirstu 2 include a graphical user interface for processing and ODT file suppo...

This Archive Training Manual summarises the core processes and documentation that underpin a trusted digital repository. The manual links to a range of UK Data Archive documentation, as well as the documentation related to the processes at selected European data archives. Archive Training Manual...