Introducing da|raSearchNet The integrated data portal for the social sciences Tanja Friedrich, Brigitte Hausstein, Daniel Hienert, GESIS

What‘s inside? Context da|raSearchNet: idea and goals Development of da|raSearchNet Outlook

What‘s inside? Context da|raSearchNet: idea and goals Development of da|raSearchNet Outlook

Culture of data sharing Influence of data-driven research on scientific discovery: The Fourth Paradigm of research has produced a data deluge. In Hey et al. 2009 “The Fourth Paradigm“ is used to depict the influence of data-intensive research on scientific discovery. The term originated in a research group around computer scientist Jim Gray (Lynch 2009, p. 177.) The term data deluge is depicting “the imminent flood of scientific data” in the context of collaborative e-science (Hey/Trefethen 2003, p. 809). It has been taken up by numerous authors to illustrate the challenge of dealing with growing research data output.

Culture of data sharing Increasingly, data producers are obliged to publish their data for purposes of results validation and reuse. In its “Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding”, the OECD states as its first aim and objective to “Promote a culture of openness and sharing of research data among the public research communities within member countries and beyond” (OECD 2007). Funding agencies around the world at least commit researchers to archive their produced data for a defined time span (the German Research Foundation requires a minimum of 10 years, cf. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 1998, p. 12) and support data sharing (e.g. the German Research Foundation alongside other German research bodies, cf. Alliance of German Science Organisations 2010); other agencies, such as the US-American National Science Foundation, expect grantees to share – among other information – their primary data with other researchers (National Science Foundation 2012, chapter VI.D.4) or, as in the case of the British Economic and Social Research Council, make data sharing mandatory “to the maximum extend possible” (Economic and Social Research Council 2010, p. 2).

Data sharing infrastructure Data sharing is dependent on infrastructure: Data repositories Data catalogues … For data producers as well as data reusers Deposit safe by hugovk is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Data sharing infrastructure Examples: DataCite EUDAT figshare …  never comprehensive, not cross-linked

Data sharing infrastructure Even within disciplinary boundaries, the landscape of data sharing infrastructure is scattered and diversified …

What‘s inside? Context da|raSearchNet: idea and goals Development of da|raSearchNet Outlook

Rationale Present situation when searching for social science data: knocking on many doors Vác Gates & Doors - The "Portrait" Collection by istvan is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Rationale Need for one comprehensive service for secondary researchers looking for social science data The Arched Entrance by highlights6 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Rationale da|raSearchNet Need for one comprehensive service for secondary researchers looking for social science data da|raSearchNet The Arched Entrance by highlights6 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Point of departure

Point of departure da|ra registration agency

Point of departure da|ra registration agency … a DOI-service primarily aimed at making data citable:

Point of departure da|ra registration agency … a DOI-service primarily aimed at making data citable:

Point of departure da|ra is a Service for data producers rather than data reusers

Point of departure Metadata search in the da|ra database is the nucleus for da|raSearchNet

Point of departure Metadata search in the da|ra database is the nucleus for da|raSearchNet

da|ra – where we stand Comprehensive Metadata (discipline-specific) for citation of datasets Basic search functionality Focus on German and US data (GESIS and ICPSR)

da|raSearchNet – what we aim at

da|raSearchNet – what we aim at Acquire more publication agents who register their data via da|ra

da|raSearchNet – what we aim at Include more entries for data that are not being registered via da|ra (automation supported)

da|raSearchNet – what we aim at Integration of metadata from other services

da|raSearchNet – what we aim at Improved search with value-added services

What‘s inside? Context da|raSearchNet: idea and goals Development of da|raSearchNet Outlook

How to develop da|raSearchNet

How to develop da|raSearchNet International networking and cooperation

How to develop da|raSearchNet International networking and cooperation Metadata standardization

How to develop da|raSearchNet International networking and cooperation Metadata standardization Metadata exchange

How to develop da|raSearchNet International networking and cooperation Metadata standardization Metadata exchange Search engine technology

How to develop da|raSearchNet International networking and cooperation Metadata standardization Metadata exchange Search engine technology da|raSearchNet

International networking and cooperation Incorporation of further international programmes Including metadata from international sources Cooperation within RDA

Metadata standardization

Metadata standardization Further development of da|ra 3.0 metadata scheme

Metadata standardization Further development of da|ra 3.0 metadata scheme RDA WG: interoperability of da|ra and Data-PASS cross-platform discovery based on DDI model

Metadata exchange Several other data repositories and portals offer free access to their metadata via OAI-PMH or Web API exchange_place by _SiD_ is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Metadata exchange da|raSearchNet will feature an OAI harvester for harvesting metadata and an API for exchange metadata with other services

Metadata exchange Researchers who are looking for data can search all these metadata in one interface: da|raSearchNet

Search engine technology Improvement of the existing da|ra search Adapting the search to an increased metadata pool Simple and advanced search, facetted search

Search engine technology Added value for data seekers Personalized services (search history, watch list, RSS feed …) Search term recommender Content syndication

What‘s inside? Context da|raSearchNet: idea and goals Development of da|raSearchNet Outlook

Outlook

Outlook Cooperation within RDA has started

Outlook Cooperation within RDA has started Search interface is already being improved

Outlook Cooperation within RDA has started Search interface is already being improved Further development is still dependent on approval of grant proposal

Thank you for your attention! Tanja Friedrich Brigitte Hausstein Daniel Hienert tanja.friedrich@gesis.org brigitte.hausstein@gesis.org daniel.hienert@gesis.org