Information on the data archive
What data can I store in the data archive?
In the archive, we store completed, valuable data sets from completed technical-scientific studies. In principle, your data does not have to comply with a particular format. For data that is still being worked on, we recommend the setting up of a data lab.
How do I add data to the archive?
Disciplines do not all store data in the same way. Accordingly, 3TU.Datacentrum has developed a separate user interface per discipline or large collection of data sets. We do this in cooperation with the parties involved, so that you can subsequently upload your data easily. 3TU.Datacentrum provides professional assistance in this process. The data sets are supplied with all the information that is essential for sustainable data management.
What is the role of 3TU.Datacentrum?
3TU.Datacentrum takes responsibility for the storage of the data sets, the sustainable maintenance and the data management. We also take responsibility for the procedures that guarantee access to and administration of the data sets. We ensure that only authorised users can download data sets. The quality of our service provision meets international standards and guidelines for digital archiving.
What are the advantages of sustainable data management in the archive?
By storing your data sets in the archive, you can be assured that:
- No physical incident will occur. We use advanced backup facilities
- That the data sets can easily be located and retrieved. We allocate descriptive metadata that remains inextricably linked to the data, according to international standards
- That the formats in which the data is stored will remain legible. The software with which the data sets can be read is described and stored with a link to the data sets
- That copyright will be protected. We do this by allocating descriptive metadata. You determine whether and when to make your data available to others.
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