DataFirst

Last updated: 1 April 2020 at 22:17.

DataFirst is a research data service dedicated to giving open access to data from South Africa and other African countries.

General information

Type of service: Data storage
Service homepage: https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/
Provider: University of Cape Town
Provider homepage: http://www.uct.ac.za/
Provides end-user support: supported

Administrative information

Data curation strategy: All datasets deposited with us undergo quality checks to confirm the accuracy and usability of the data. Anomalies in data files and documents are corrected in consultation with data depositors. Errors and corrections are recorded as Data Quality Notes in the metadata provided with each dataset. https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/services/data-curation-process
Metrics:
Funding source: University of Cape Town, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Intellectual property:
User agreement:
Contact: support@data1st.org

Target group

Target audience(s): Faculty of Archaeology, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Stage in research process: After

Costs

Costs: There is no charge you to deposit your data with use for sharing on our open data portal or in our safe room. We do provide further services for which there is a fee, including: (i) Data cleaning (ii) Creation of user documents, e.g. user manuals, analytic notes (iii) Publication of your data from a page branded with your logo (iv) Regular reports on how your data is being used

Classification of the service

Confidentiality classifications for data: Internal / Restricted, Public

Additional information

Additional information:

Formats

Accepted metadata formats: DDI - Data Documentation Initiative
Accepted file formats: DataFirst accepts data files in all formats, but preferred formats for data files are Stata and SPSS. Data deposited in other formats will be converted to our standard formats.
Supported data type(s): Raw data, Scientific and statistical data formats, Structured text

Storage

Maximum size of data:
Version management: supported
Quality control: supported

Access

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

Preservation

Long term guarantees: An archival version of all iterations of each dataset is retained by DataFirst. Archival copies are securely preserved and migrated as technology changes, to ensure they are always accessible.
TDR certification(s): CoreTrustSeal