Repository details
The National Archives
Name of repository
The National Archives
Additional name(s)
- The National Archives Discovery
- National Digital Archive of Datasets (NDAD)
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The National Archives is home to millions of historical documents, known as records, which were created and collected by UK central government departments and major courts of law. Data of the fomer National Digital Archive of Datasets (NDAD) collection, which was active from 1997 to 2010 and preserves and provides online access to archived digital datasets and documents from UK central government departments, is integrated.
Access to records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 other archives.
Keyword(s)
Repository size
32 million descriptions of records, 9 million downloadable records
Repository type(s)
- institutional
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (2)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2010
Additional name(s)
- formerly: University of London Computer Centre
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1998
End date of responsibility
2010
Policies (3)
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Data licenses (4)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
unknown
Remarks
Remarks
The NDAD system was discontinued in 2010. The way that government publishes datasets has evolved and, as they are now made available on government websites, it is possible to capture and preserve them in the UK Government Web Archive.
Entry date
2013-06-02
Last update
2024-03-04
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