DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities

Last updated: 21 May 2025 at 12:11.

This data station allows you to deposit and search for data within the fields of social sciences and humanities.

General information

Type of service: Repository
Service homepage: https://ssh.datastations.nl
Provider: DANS
Provider homepage: https://dans.knaw.nl/
Provides end-user support: unsupported

Administrative information

Data curation strategy: DANS archivists work according to a standard protocol in order to provide long-term preservation, findability and accessibility of the data, as well as checking for and anonymising privacy-sensitive data.
Metrics:
Funding source: KNAW and NWO
Intellectual property:
User agreement: Service contract with Leiden University in place.
Contact: Ricarda Braukmann (SSH, DANS), Jetze Touber (HUM, DANS)

Target group

Target audience(s): Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Stage in research process: After

Costs

Costs: Free up to 100GB

Classification of the service

Confidentiality classifications for data: Internal / Restricted, Public

Additional information

Additional information: https://dans.knaw.nl/en/depositing-data-manual/

Formats

Accepted metadata formats: Dublin Core; DDI - Data Documentation Initiative
Accepted file formats: All file formats. Preferred file formats: https://dans.knaw.nl/en/depositing-data-manual/before-depositing_ds/
Supported data type(s): Archived data, Audiovisual data, Images, Other, Plain text, Raw data, Scientific and statistical data formats, Standard office documents, Structured graphics, Structured text

Storage

Maximum size of data: 50 GB. If larger, contact DANS.
Version management: unsupported
Quality control: unsupported

Access

Access requirements: embargoed, restricted, registration, open
Tools/Interfaces for access: Web-interface
Supported type(s) of persistent identifiers: DOI, URN:NBN

Preservation

Long term guarantees: Data is permanently stored.