Fairdata services

Related instructions

(youtube.com)

Video: Overview of the Fairdata service suite (subtitles in English, 2:08 min)Video: Research data storage service IDA 1/2 (subtitles in English, 2:41 min)

Video: Research data storage service IDA 2/2 (subtitles in English, 5:52 min)

(fairdata.fi)

IDA: Becoming an IDA user

IDA: Quick start guide

Qvain: User guide

Features

IDA research data storage service

• Reliable storage space for research data
• 480 TB quota for Aalto University in total
• Login with Aalto account
• Collaboration possible with other CSC users; Finnish universities and research institutes, and external research collaborators
• Sharing individual files to anyone with links
• Browser and command line interfaces available
• Integrates to other Fairdata services to support publishing research data
  • Describe dataset with Qvain and publish through Etsin

Qvain metadata creation tool

• Document a collection of files as a dataset and publish description in Etsin
• Publish IDA files as datasets, making them findable via Etsin
  • May also be used for files in other storage locations
• Assigns persistent identifiers for metadata descriptions

Etsin research dataset finder

• Service to find and access research datasets
• Provides landing page for Fairdata datasets, making them findable
• Harvests metadata from external repositories
  • Including ACRIS, Language Bank of Finland, the Finnish Social Science Data archive and the Finnish Environmental Institute
• Allows applying for and granting permits to use restricted access datasets

Metax API

• Allows creating metadata records programmatically for automation and integration purposes

Fairdata PAS digital preservation service

• Digital preservation is the reliable storage of digital information for tens or even hundreds of years
• For organisational users
• Preserves research data in behalf of Aalto University, taking care of file conversions as needed
• 10 TB quota for Aalto University in total

Fairdata services are offered by the Ministry of Education and Culture and produced by CSC – IT Center for Science. Services are free of charge to Aalto University.

Support

For problems and service requests on the Fairdata services, contact CSC customer support at [email protected]

If you have any questions on the use of Fairdata services in Aalto University, please send a service request here: servicedesk.aalto.fi.

Limitations

• IDA is suitable neither for sensitive personal data nor confidential data
• IDA requires a simple registration and application process. See: Becoming an IDA user.
• Service is available for researchers and doctoral students.
• PAS isn't currently available as Aalto preservation process is not in place yet