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The UK Data Archive is a national centre of expertise in data archiving in the United Kingdom (UK). It houses the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK.〔(Costs of Digital Repositories ), Science as an Open Enterprise, The Royal Society, June 2012〕 It is certified under the Data Seal of Approval as a trusted digital repository.〔(Data Seal of Approval assessment ), 8 March 2011〕 It is also certified under the international ISO 27001 standard for information security.〔(UK Data Archive recommended for registration for ISO/IEC 27001 ), UK Data Archive, 28 June 2010〕〔(ISO 27001 standard requirements ), International Organization for Standardization〕 Located in Colchester, the UK Data Archive is a specialist department of the University of Essex,〔(University of Essex website )〕 co-located with the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER). It is primarily funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the University of Essex. Many of the data services formerly hosted by the UK Data Archive joined the ESRC-funded UK Data Service, established 1 October 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/22231/new-national-digital-repository-for-social-and-economic-data.aspx )〕 The UK Data Archive is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://service.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010215 )〕 ==Scope and Purpose== The UK Data Archive supports social science research and teaching by acquiring, developing and managing data and related digital resources for secondary use.〔(UK Data Archive website )〕 The Archive hosts and manages the UK Data Service, which provides free research access to over 6,000 social science data sets, including quantitative data and qualitative data from a wide range of disciplines.〔(UK Data Service: About our data )〕 Access to the data catalogue, including online documentation such as questionnaires, is completely open. The Archive removes data access barriers wherever possible,〔(UK Data Service: Open Access Data )〕 however registration is required to download data where there are disclosure risks.〔(UK Data Service: How to access data )〕 A large part of the UK Data Archive's data collection consists of publicly funded data, especially large-scale statistical surveys such as the Labour Force Survey and Crime Survey for England and Wales. Another important source of data is the academic community, sponsored by the ESRC and other funding bodies. In this category belong studies such as Understanding Society and the Millennium Cohort Study. The Archive also provides access to important international macrodata series (aggregate data) such as those held by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank via its partnership with Mimas.〔(Mimas, University of Manchester )〕 The UK Data Archive ensures that the data will be available not just to current researchers but also to future researchers through digital preservation and migration to new storage media as technology evolves.〔(Preservation Policy ), UK Data Archive Preservation Policy〕 To promote the use and re-use of its data, the UK Data Archive provides technical support and advice to users on how to access and use the data, and on data management issues.〔(Policy-making for research data in repositories: a guide ) Ann Green, Stuart Macdonald and Robin Rice, Data Information Specialists Committee UK (2009)〕〔(Managing and Sharing Data: a best practice guide for researchers ), UK Data Archive〕 The UK Data Archive also works closely with national and international partners on data-related projects and initiatives.〔(UK Data Archive: Projects )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UK Data Archive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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