Repository details

EASY

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Name of repository
EASY
Additional name(s)
  • DANS-EASY
  • Electronic Archiving System
Repository URL
https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/home
Subject(s)
Description
<<<!!!<<< Please note that EASY has been replaced by the DANS Data Stations. Data from EASY can be discovered and accessed through the Data Stations. https://dans.knaw.nl/nl/ >>>!!!>>>
Contact(s)
  • administrative: info@dans.knaw.nl
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
144.666 results
Repository type(s)
  • other
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Dates

Started
2006
Closed
2024

Institutions (4)

Institution name
CLARIAH
Additional name(s)
  • Common Lab Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities
Country
Netherlands
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
DANS
Additional name(s)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Netherlands
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Dutch Research Council
Additional name(s)
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • NWO
  • formerly name: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Netherlands
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Additional name(s)
  • KNAW
  • Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Netherlands
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (2)

Policy name
Legal information
Policy name
Preservation Policy Data Archiving and Networked Services

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (3)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
embargoed

Data licenses (2)

Data license
CC0
Data license
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
DANS licence agreement
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • URN
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • Nesstar
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://dans.knaw.nl/en/legal-information/

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
OAI-PMH
Url
https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/oai/

Metadata standards (2)

Metadata standard
DDI (Data Documentation Initiative)
Metadata standard
Dublin Core

Remarks

Remarks
Description: "EASY is the online archiving system of Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). EASY offers you access to thousands of datasets in the humanities, the social sciences and other disciplines. EASY can also be used for the online depositing of research data". DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. DANS promotes sustainable access to digital research data. DANS EASY is a long-term research data archive. DANS is member of CESSDA ERIC (Council of European Social Science Data Archives European Research Infrastructure Consortium). An overview of our current international and domestic partners is available on https://dans.knaw.nl/en/collaborations/?set_language=en
Entry date
2013-02-22
Last update
2025-03-31
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re3data.org: EASY; editing status 2025-03-31; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3401D last accessed: 2026-06-23