Slovene Social Science Data Archives - ADP

Short overview

Janez Štebe

Irena Vipavc Brvar

SERSCIDA WP4 –Working visit Ljubljana, 7. – 8. October 2013

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Development

• Established in 1997 as the Centre inside Institute of Social Sciences at Faculty of Social Sciences, UL

• ADP joined CESSDA in 1998. • Was part of CESSDA-PPP project. • Since 2012 5 employees: ADP was accepted in a

national Research Infrastructures Roadmap 2011–2020

• As of June 2013, the Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA AS) is established as a permanent pan-European distributed research infrastructure that will provide full scale, integrated and sustainable data services. R Slovenia joined.

• ADP is national service provider fulfilling obligations of CESSDA AS

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Current situation

• We have more then 500 data sets in our holding

• Yearly around 600 users register for on-line access to analysis and download of data.

• 90 % students, 5 % researchers, faculty and other.

• Active promotion of data use (participate in teaching, guides, users training)

• Approx.. 100 depositors - academic and private research centres, individual researchers, commercial companies, governmental institutions.

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Recent activities/ Involvement• Presenting papers at several important

conferences (national Slovene Sociological Association, Slovene Political Science Association, Statistical days and Applied statistics, international IASSIST, ESRA, ESA and activities organized inside CESSDA community).

• Close cooperation with Slovene NSI (DWB project and wider).

• Building capacity in digital preservation (one of key CESSDA requirement).

• Project is just finishing that is delivering the Proposal for an action plan on Open Access to research data in Slovenia.

• Expert advice in Universities'‘ Pilot Repository (ODUN).

• Partner in SERSCIDA project

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days

9-10:30 Faculty of Social Sciences

11 – 12.30 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Tomaž Smrekar, Head of Sector for Dissemination of Statistical Data and Methods (SORS and microdata for research: vision, history, cooperation with ADP)Nataša Zidar, Department for Data Dissemination (Administrative procedures for microdata access)Andrejka Smukavec, Sector for General Methodology and Standards (Statistical disclosure control at SORS) Irena Svetin, Labour Market Statistics Department (Labour force survey: example of cooperation SORS-ADP)Visit of SORS »safe room«

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days14.30-15.30, National and University Library (NUK)Dr Melita Ambrožič, Deputy Director for Ljubljana University Library System• Mediatory role of libraries in organizations and nationally in

the relationship with data centres and with the system of scientific information

• Librarians' support in access to data and in research data management

• How to plan a new role of librarians more systematically

MSc Zoran Krstulović, Deputy Director for Professional Work Management• Wider perspective of the role of libraries in the field of

digital culture• dLib (Digital Library)Dr Alenka Kavčič Čolić, Head of Research and Development• Group for digital preservation• Possibilities of including research data in the national

design of solutions in this field

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days14.30-15.30, National and University Library (NUK)Matjaž Kragelj, Head of Information Technology and Digital Library unit• NUK as the national aggregator – connection to

Europeana• Persistent identifiers - URN• Technical perspectives related to the long-term

preservation • Presentation of the infrastructure for digital

preservation in the Fedora environment and possibilities of using services in cooperation with the Social Science Data Archives

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days15.45-17.00, University of Ljubljana (UL)Dr Ivan Svetlik, Professor, Rector of the University of Ljubljana• Welcome speech Dr Marijan Leban, University Office of Research, Development and Intellectual Property• Outline of the research activity of the University, its

organization and scope, issues• Research infrastructure program MRIC UL and

specific position of ADP in relation to the ESFRI process

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days15.45-17.00, University of Ljubljana (UL)Dr Mojca Kotar, University Office of Library Services• NRRI (Research Infrastructure Development Plan) and

activities of the University regarding Institutional Open Access policies in relation with the institutional repository

• OpenAIRE project and research data in organizationsDr Milan Ojsteršek, Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor:• University repositories and national portal of open

science

18.00 Dinner, Druga violina, Stari trg 21, Ljubljana

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days10.00-12.00 Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)Dr Janez Slak, Deputy Director of Slovenian Research Agency• Welcome overview of ARRS activityDr Primož Pristovšek , Head of the Department of Research Infrastructure and International Cooperation• Organization of infrastructure programs of which ADP is

part of (tender, financing, reporting)Dr Stojan Pečlin, Department of Research Programmes and Young researchers, Analysis and Monitoring• Evaluating and grading scientific publications in

bibliographies, separately highlighted evaluation of data publications and the connection to SICRIS and COBISS.SI systems

Davor Šoštarič, Director of Institute of Information Science (IZUM)• Organization in maintenance of SICRIS and COBISS.SI

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days13.30-14.30 Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Kotnikova 38, Ljubljana, 5th floor, conference room 503MSc Urban Krajcar, Acting Director-General - Directorate for Science• Welcome speechDr Tomaž Boh, Head of the Directorate for Science• Action plan of the Open Research Data project,

conditions and opportunities for realization• State of art in the field of research policies• NRRI and ESFRI, highlighting activities for integration to

CESSDA• Current institutional arrangements and sustainability of

research data centres

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Planned visits and activities for these 2 days15.00-16.30 Faculty of Social Sciences, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, Ljubljana, room 8MSc Mirjam Kotar, Head of Jože Goričar Central Social Sciences Library• Role of librarians, working with producers (entering

bibliography)• Central specialized information centres (OSIC)• User support

Wrap-up discussion

16.30 Closure

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