Long-term preservation and version control
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:09 am
The Ingest team undertake long-term collection management. We are responsible for all the data uploads, modifications, format migration, version control, metadata, documentation, and de-cataloguing of data on the UK Data Archive’s main long-term preservation servers. No data or documentation, even earlier obsolete editions, are ever discarded or lost, but are systematically retained in version-controlled directories. If an earlier edition is ever required by a researcher this can be requested and arranged for dissemination.
Safe depository for data owners
Data owners and depositors can rely on our long-term canada rcs data preservation of their data, with quality assured version control, recorded data enhancements, and multiple server backup solutions. We provide a safe depository. With agreed licence conditions for data access data owners can specify the level of dataset dissemination.
Nesstar on-line dataset investigation
We are responsible for the transfer of data resources and value added metadata to Nesstar, the UK Data Service’s on-line data browsing tool, including the full survey question text, interviewer instructions, etc., copied directly from the corresponding survey questionnaires, and thorough variable grouping, to enable easy survey navigation. Nesstar is widely used as a teaching resource and as a research investigation tool, enabling researchers to apply regression analysis, cross-tabulations, correlations, etc., and the opportunity to make early data analysis before deciding upon downloading the SPSS or Stata versions of the data, for further intense analysis. Nesstar carries URL links to the dataset documentation, including user guides and questionnaires etc. so that Nesstar users have a complete on-line research package, viewable in the web browser of their choice.
Safe depository for data owners
Data owners and depositors can rely on our long-term canada rcs data preservation of their data, with quality assured version control, recorded data enhancements, and multiple server backup solutions. We provide a safe depository. With agreed licence conditions for data access data owners can specify the level of dataset dissemination.
Nesstar on-line dataset investigation
We are responsible for the transfer of data resources and value added metadata to Nesstar, the UK Data Service’s on-line data browsing tool, including the full survey question text, interviewer instructions, etc., copied directly from the corresponding survey questionnaires, and thorough variable grouping, to enable easy survey navigation. Nesstar is widely used as a teaching resource and as a research investigation tool, enabling researchers to apply regression analysis, cross-tabulations, correlations, etc., and the opportunity to make early data analysis before deciding upon downloading the SPSS or Stata versions of the data, for further intense analysis. Nesstar carries URL links to the dataset documentation, including user guides and questionnaires etc. so that Nesstar users have a complete on-line research package, viewable in the web browser of their choice.