AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE

What are they? How do social scientists understand them? How are they used in the digital preservation community?
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THE DATA LIFECYCLE

We manage the research data lifecycle using innovation and technology to ensure an ongoing process of data creation, curation and use
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FIND DATA

We provide access to over 5,000 digital data collections for research and teaching covering an extensive range of key economic and social data resources
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WHO ARE WE?

We are internationally acknowledged experts in the areas of acquiring, curating and providing access to data. We are a designated Place of Deposit for The National Archives
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DEPOSITING YOUR DATA

Depositing your data with the Archive ensures that they will be professionally curated and accessible
DEPOSIT DATA

FINDING DATA TO USE

We can help you find data for research and teaching with our catalogue of over 5,000 data collections
OUR CATALOGUE

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OUR DATA IN USE

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OUR DATA IN USE

OUR SERVICES  

ESDS 
providing access to key economic and social data
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RELU-DSS 
supporting rural research data management
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Census.ac.uk 
providing a gateway to 1971- 2001 UK censuses
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HDS 
enabling access to a range of historical resources
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SDS 
enabling safe and secure remote access to data
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SQB 
providing access to key survey questionnaires
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CONSENT & ETHICS

Find out how to gain informed consent for sharing, protect identities and securely store research data
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PREPARING YOUR DATA

Prepare your data from the start of research so that they can be shared and re-used in the future
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HELPFUL INFORMATION

A QUICK GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE  

1 of 8: We provide continuous access to the UK’s largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences
2 of 8: We hold thousands of data collections for social science research and teaching, quantitative and qualitative
3 of 8: We hold the only copy of many of the UK's large national surveys charting social research back decades
4 of 8: We are an established national archive at the forefront of managing, preserving, sharing and delivering data
5 of 8: We are a collaborative organisation supporting emerging and existing creators and users of data
6 of 8: We provide best practice guidance and training in managing and sharing research data
7 of 8: You won’t be able to find your family records on our site. You should visit a genealogical site instead
8 of 8: We don’t provide ready-made statistics, but using Nesstar you can view frequencies from popular surveys
WHO GIVES US DATA?
Find out what kind of data are available to you

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