2. Data Archives: Brokers for DART Improving Data Access and Research Transparency in Switzerland November 7, 2014 Bern Brian Kleiner, FORS

3. 3 What do social science data archives do?  Data curation and preservation  Documentation and anonymisation  Long-term storage in safe environment  Data discovery and access services  Online catalogs  Dissemination under controlled conditions  Training and support for researchers and teachers in data management and data use  Promotion of data and secondary analyses

4. 4 Minimum requirements for DART  Long-term preservation of data  Adequate documentation  Accessibility  Data protection

5. 5 Optimizing DART  International standards and best practice in data curation and documentation  Centralization of national databases  Easy online self-deposit of data  Easy access to data and information  Persistent identifiers  Enhanced visibility of researchers and their institutions

6. 6 Data archives are natural brokers for DART

7. 7  Thus, data archives should have a key role in enabling access and transparency in the social sciences  But archives are not enough:  Resistance from researchers  Little reward or recognition from colleagues or institutions

8. 8 An integrated approach to DART is needed There must be coordination of actions between the different stakeholders:  More pressure from funders, universities, and publishers  More incentives from funders, universities, and publishers  More training for researchers in data management  Concerted efforts to promote research transparency and secondary analysis  Rules for data producers and users (e.g., on documentation, anonymisation, sharing of data)

9. 9 THANK YOU