Access and dissemination process

The access and dissemination process describes how to register, access and download data.

Example

Training

Legal framework

Every archive needs to establish a legal framework considering the European and local privacy laws, property laws and code of conducts in research. Licence agreements can be used for data reuse.

Documentation

Examples

Trustworthy digital repositories

A digital repository can be trusted to provide long term access to and preservation of its holdings when several conditions are met. For this purpose a number of repository certification standards at different levels have been developed. For CESSDA all Service Providers need to be DSA certified.

Documentation

2. Extended certification:

3. Formal certification:

Example

FAIR principles

Data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) both for machines and for people.

Documentation

Example

Training

Open Access

Results of publicly financed research should be online and freely available. That is the aim of the open access movement. It all started in 2003: Open Access Berlin declaration.

Documentation

Authentication and authorisation Infrastructure

AAI tools are used for controlling user access to data and resources.

Example

Training