Enabling direct data access to social science research

Enabling direct data access to social science research data within the GESIS Data Catalogue DBK Wolfgang Zenk-Möltgen DI 4 R Digital Infrastructures for Research 2016 28 -30 September, Krakow, Poland

The Data Catalogue DBK Social science research data § Surveys and survey programmes § Time series § Comparative studies § Broad range of topics covered https: //dbk. gesis. org/dbksearch/

Metadata access possibilities OAI-PMH provides Dublin Core, DDI-C/L, DCAT

Current data access possibilities Users download or order data § needs for more diverse data formats § interdisciplinary analysis methods § linking data from different sources § data which are rapidly changing

The Data Tank Open source data API § § § diverse input formats diverse output formats via API XML, HTML, JSON, or CSV Supports semantic technologies DCAT-AP metadata Apache, My. SQL, PHP stack http: //thedatatank. com/ by Open Knowledge Belgium

Installation and integration WAMP Server § Using data from DBK § Existing CSV datasets § Define Collection & URI § Map some metadata

Challenges and problems Research Workflow Analyze data Research question Find data § Access restrictions by dataset § Versioning § Usage stats needed § Performance § Selecting variables (paging by columns)

Future User has a personal space at DBK § personal data access possibilities § personal statistics § could also be used for uploading resulting datasets by users to enable preservation, citation, and sharing Thank you! Contact: Wolfgang. Zenk-Moeltgen@gesis. org