DANS is an institute of KNAW and NWO

Data Archiving and Networked ServicesData Archiving and Networked Services

Certification and Dutch data management services   Marjan Grootveld

LIBER workshop, Vienna, May 19-20, 2014

Contents• DANS• Data and Trust• European framework for certification

– DSA, DIN, ISO• Other approaches• Ongoing work• Horizon 2020

• DANS• Research funders• Federated data

infrastructure• European

framework for certification

• DSA, DIN, ISO• Perspective

Content

What is DANS?

Institute of Dutch Academy and

Research Funding Organisation

(KNAW & NWO) since 2005

First predecessor

dates back to 1964 (Steinmetz

Foundation), Historical Data Archive 1989

Mission: promote and provide

permanent access to digital research

information

EASY: Electronic Archiving System for self-deposit

NARCIS: Gateway to scholarly information in NL

Support for Data Management

Persistent IdentifierURN:NBN resolver

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Maximum access to data

Sustainably stored in a digital repository with a Seal of Approval.

Compliance with codes of conduct

Slogan DANS: ‘Open if possible, protected if necessary’ http://www.nwo.nl/

NL Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice

DMP clues:• accurately documented;• quality of data collection;• all steps taken must be properly

reported;• raw data;• retention period;• archiving.

http://www.vsnu.nl/

• Data management is a part of professional research.

• Data awareness and planning are more important than the actual DMP. Yet– Make your plan explicit and keep it up to date;– Try not to reinvent the wheel: lots of

DMP templates available;– Involve other stakeholders.

Plan or planning?

Data management: who?

InstitutionResearch data

policy

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Data Users

Basic Technical Infrastructure:SURFsara, Target, …

Back Offices:DANS, 3TU.Datacenter, …

Position within the federated data infrastructure:a collaborative framework

Data Generators

Front offices: • Local Data Facilities ((University) Libraries)• Domain-Specific Research Infrastructures

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Community Support Services

Common Data Services: Archiving, Access, …

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User functions: data capture and transfer

Common Data Services: Storage,

Backups, …

What is trust built on?• Dedicate yourself (mission statement)• Do what you promise (stable, sincere and

competent reputation)• Be transparent (peer

review, get certified)

Certification of digital repositories

• International framework• 3 standards• 3 levels

http://www.trusteddigitalrepository.eu

DSA: basic certification• DANS initiative (2005/6)• International Board (2009)• 16 guidelines• Self assessment & review• Transparency • Almost 30 seals awarded The research data:

• can be found on the Internet• are accessible (clear rights

and licenses)• are in a usable format• are reliable• can be referred to

(persistent identifier)

Data producers are responsible for the quality of research data, repositories for storage and long-term access, and users for correct use of data

http://datasealofapproval.org/

DIN 31644: extended certification• 34 criteria written by German nestor-group

and adopted as DIN 31644• Self assessment & review• Self assessment and evidence on website• No seals acquired yet…

http://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/Subsites/nestor/

ISO 16363: formal certification• Based on Open Archival Information System

(OAIS) and Trusted Repository Audit and Certification (TRAC)

• Over 100 metrics• Test audits 2011 by Primary Trustworthy Digital

Repository Authorisation Body(PTAB)• Full external auditing process• ISO 16919: Requirements for bodies providing

audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories

• No ISO certifications yet…

http://www.iso16363.org/

ESFRI Research Infrastructures and Trust

Requirements for CLARIN Centres“Centres need to have a proper and clearly specified repository system and participate in a quality assessment procedure as proposed by the Data Seal of Approval or MOIMS-RAC approaches”

Building Trust: CESSDA Self-Assessment ProjectParticipants from fifteen CESSDA member organisations discussed the CESSDA-ERIC requirements and agreed upon using the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) guidelines as a tool to gain information on the level of their conformance with the DSA and the CESSDA-ERIC requirements.

H2020 Open data pilot• Current Guidelines Open Research Data Pilot do

not mention “trusted digital repositories”; Annex 2 mentions “certified repositories” once.

• Understandable: there are few certified TDRs yet.

• E-infrastructure call H2020:Services to ensure the quality and reliability of

the e- infrastructure, including certification mechanisms for repositories and certification services to test and benchmark capabilities in terms of resilience and service continuity of e-infrastructures.

Mission: To establish an infrastructure forlong-term access toall public-sector digital objects in the Netherlandswithin five years

Netherlands Coalition for Digital Preservation

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NationalArchives

Ministries

RHC

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Provincialarchives

Sound and Vision

Local TV

Local TV

Film Museum

Local TV

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Data Archiving and Networked Services

DANS is an institute of KNAW en NWO

… and how does this fit?

For more information:

marjan.grootveld@dans.knaw.nlwww.dans.knaw.nl