Building a European Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences: The Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives
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Presentation given by Dr John B. Howard, University Librarian, University College Dublin Library, at the CONUL Annual Conference in Athlone, Ireland, May 30, 2017.
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Building a European Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences: The Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives
- 1. John B Howard Irish Social Science Data Archive University College Dublin CONUL Conference, Athlone, May 2017 Building a European Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences: The Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives
- 2. Overview • EU Context – European Strategy for Trans-national research • European Strategy Framework for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) • European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERIC) • Consortium Context: CESSDA to become an ERIC in 2017 • National Context: Members, Observer & Service Providers • Ireland and the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA)
- 3. “ESFRI RIs are facilities, resources or services of a unique nature identified by European research communities to conduct top-level research activities in all fields.” ESFRI established in 2002 • to support a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on research infrastructures in Europe; • to establish a European Roadmap for research infrastructures for the coming 10-20 years & stimulate the implementation of these facilities • to ensure the follow-up of implementation of already ongoing ESFRI projects after a comprehensive assessment ESFRI Roadmap 2016
- 4. ESFRI Roadmaps CESSDA and 48 other Research Infrastructures either implemented or still on the Roadmap http://www.esfri.eu/roadmap-2016
- 5. ESFRI – Project Domains • Energy • Environment • Health & Food • Physical Sciences & Engineering • Social & Cultural Innovation RIs are “European Research Infrastructure Consortia,” or ERICs, which conform to a regulatory framework specified by the European Commission (COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1261/2013)
- 7. What is CESSDA? The vision of CESSDA is to provide full scale sustainable research infrastructures that enables the research community to conduct high-quality research which in turn leads to effective solutions to the major challenges facing society today. The objective of CESSDA is to provide a comprehensive, distributed and integrated social science data research infrastructure which will facilitate and support research, teaching and learning of the highest quality throughout the social sciences in the European Research Area. The aim is to facilitate access to social science data resources for researchers regardless of the location of either researcher or data within the European Research Area (ERA), and beyond. CESSDA Statutes / http://cessda.net/About- us/Documents
- 8. CESSDA as a Backbone for Distributed Facilities CESSDA means: • Cross-European resource discovery • Improved quality of data and metadata • A wider selection of comparable data • Certification of data archiving organisations • Professional training for data archivists • Improved mechanisms for data dissemination and analysis • Develop and coordinate standards, protocols and professional best practices • And hopefully strong involvement of organisations outside Europe
- 9. Work Plan Tasks 2015 Funded projects: • CESSDA Metadata Management (FSD + ADP, CASD, DDA, GESIS, NSD, SND, UKDS ) – until April 2017 • Data Access and Dissemination Policy (UKDS, all SPs) • Technical Framework (UKDS + NSD, DANS, SND, GESIS) • Open Source Metadata Harvester (NSD + UKDS, FSD, SND, DDA) • Expert Seminar 2015 (hosted by DANS) http://cessda.net/About-us/2015-Work-Plan
- 10. Work Plan Tasks 2016 1. CESSDA Product and Service Catalogue – Phase 1 Done 2. CESSDA Expert Seminar 2016 - Prague, TWG & CSDA Done 3. CESSDA Technical Framework phase 2 - Done 4. Collaboration with GESIS on CESSDA tasks: • Training modules for “data discovery” (planned) • PID (Persistent Identifier) Services and Training Ongoing • Components of the Question Data Bank Ongoing http://cessda.net/About-us/2016-Work-Plan
- 11. Work Plan Tasks 2016: Additional activities Four CESSDA Working Groups: • CESSDA Technical Group • CESSDA Training Group • CESSDA Communications Group • CESSDA Trust Support Group http://cessda.net/About-us/CESSDA-Working-Groups
- 12. Work Plan Tasks 2017 • Controlled Vocabularies Manager • CESSDA Product and Service Catalogue phase 2 • CESSDA Technical Framework phase 3 • Data Discovery Training • Trust Support Activities • CESSDA Metadata Management phase 2 • Euro Question Bank phase 3 • Collaborative data management module for comparative social science researchers (ISSDA participation) • CESSDA PID policy
- 13. CESSDA’s European projects • Strengthening and widening the European infrastructure for social science data archives • A cluster project aiming at tackling important socio-economic challenges for Europe • Dealing with new technologies in ICT infrastructure building for big data management and data manipulation for the societal challenges that Europe is facing
- 15. CESSDA: Basis for Participation • CESSDA: a permanent legal entity owned and financed by the individual member states’ ministry of research or a delegated institution • Each member is represented by a national institution, a Service Provider, designated by the member (EU, EEA) • Membership process various within each nation http://cessda.net/About-us/History
- 16. Membership of CESSDA http://cessda.net/National-Data-Services 15 (16) members: 1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Czech Republic 4. Denmark 5. France 6. Germany 7. Hellas 8. Netherlands 9. Norway 10. Slovenia 11. Sweden 12. Switzerland 13. UK 14. Slovak Republic (Observer) Countries with activities aiming at membership: • Bulgaria • Croatia • Estonia • Finland • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Lithuania • Portugal • Romania • Serbia • Spain
- 17. CESSDA Service Providers • Operational bodies in CESSDA • Provide services in their country and contribute to the development of the consortium • Important instrument for dissemination of data, tools and knowledge in Europe • Must fulfil obligations as stated in the CESSDA Statutes • Service Providers’ Forum has an advisory function • CESSDA partners or linked third parties in CESSDA SaW, H2020 project aiming to strengthen and widen its services
- 18. Service Provider Case Study Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA)
- 19. ISSDA, established 2002 The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) is Ireland’s leading centre for quantitative data acquisition, preservation, and dissemination. Based at the Library of University College Dublin, its mission is to ensure wide access to quantitative datasets in the social sciences, and to advance the promotion of international comparative studies of the Irish economy and Irish society.
- 20. ISSDA, Scope of Service (1) • National data service, funded as research infrastructure through 3 successive PRTLI awards • Scope: aligned to mission of similar European service providers: anonymised survey microdata • Official data from Central Statistics Office, mandated under Section 34 of the Irish Statistics Act, 1993: • Census of population • EU-Survey on Income and Living Conditions • Household Budget Survey • National Travel Survey • Quarterly National Household Survey
- 21. ISSDA, Scope of Service (2) • Core longitudinal surveys • Growing Up in Ireland • TILDA: The Longitudinal Study of Ageing • Teagasc National Farm Survey • Wide variety of other social surveys • Administrative data agreed from selected government departments
- 22. Irish Pathway to CESSDA Membership • CESSDA: Council member through 2013, observer status since • Membership: identification of potential governmental member • Department of Education & Skills, via the Irish Research Council (2016) • Identification of the national Service Provider (2016) • Identification of governance framework, etc. • Future assignment of Service Providers within the overall ESFRI/ERIC framework: public tender + five-year term of service
- 23. ISSDA Pathway to CESSDA recognition • Compliance to agreed statutes • Certification of Trust (target 2017) • Data repository certified by DSA 2014-2017 • Compliance to Annex of CESSDA Statutes • Participation in CESSDA SaW, EC Horizon2020 funded project to strengthen and widen CESSDA participation (2015-2017) • Full participation in shared infrastructures and developmental activities (2017- )
- 24. ISSDA: national development agenda • Service: support of the mission “to advance the promotion of international comparative studies of the Irish economy and Irish society” • Collections: data preservation an “explicit mission” • Collections: outstanding questions regarding scope and role in Open Science • Staffing: • Administration/management • Data services • Outreach & education • Technical support and systems integration
- 25. ISSDA: services & technical development agenda Services: • Enhanced support for metadata (DDI, CESSDA controlled vocabulary) • Enhanced analytical support • National outreach programme • Technical development • New Website and data catalogue • HEAnet authentication services • Exposure of metadata to CESSDA harvester • Integration with Nesstar REST API, DropWizard,
- 27. —in your circle of trust. website: www.cessda.net / twitter: @CESSDA_Data website: www.issda.ie/ twitter: @ISSDA