Summary information
Study title
SODA Survey: A survey of the needs and practices of Belgian researchers in social sciences in terms of research data management
Creator
Peuch, Benjamin (State Archives of Belgium)
Sanderson, Jean-Paul (Université catholique de Louvain)
Van den Borre, Laura (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Depoortere, Rolande (State Archives of Belgium)
De Schamphelaere, Freya (State Archives of Belgium)
Hajji, Samira (State Archives of Belgium)
Surkyn, Johan (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Naji, Aziz (Belgian Science Policy Office)
Study number / PID
doi:10.34934/DVN/NYZJVM (DOI)
Data access
Information not available
Series
Not available
Abstract
This dataset contains the files related to a survey investigating the needs and practices of Belgian social science researchers in terms of research data management. The survey took place within the framework of the Social Sciences Data Archive (SODA) project, which aims to set up a data archive for social sciences that will also act as a CESSDA (Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives) service provider in Belgium.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
21/03/2018 - 11/04/2018
Country
Belgium
Time dimension
Not availableAnalysis unit
Individuals
Universe
Researchers working in social science research centers hosted by Belgian universities
Sampling procedure
Potential respondents were identified by conducting a review of university and research center websites. Project partners also shared their knowledge of the research community in social sciences in Belgium and indicated key entities that should be included in the list of recipients for the questionnaire.
The list of recipient research centers can be found at the very end of the survey report, which is included in this dataset.
The list of recipient research centers can be found at the very end of the survey report, which is included in this dataset.
Kind of data
Survey data
Data collection mode
An email was sent to both the general email address of the research centers / to the research centers' secretaries and to the heads of the research centers. The email presented the SODA project, the SODA survey and included a link to the questionnaire available on SurveyMonkey.
Funding information
Funder
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
Grant number
FR/00/SO4
Access
Publisher
Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA
Publication year
2020