Repository details
UK Reading Experience Database
Name of repository
UK Reading Experience Database
Additional name(s)
- UK RED
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
UK RED is a database documenting the history of reading in Britain from 1450 to 1945. Reading experiences of British subjects, both at home and abroad presented in UK RED are drawn from published and unpublished sources as diverse as diaries, commonplace books, memoirs, sociological surveys, and criminal court and prison records.
Contact(s)
- administrative: E.G.C.King@open.ac.uk
- administrative: https://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/contact.php
Repository size
30.000 records
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- AHRC UKRI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- OU
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database License
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (2)
DataLicense
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Versioning
no
Data citation guideline
Remarks
Remarks
Reading Experience Database is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. RED is a collection of databases whose aim is to accumulate as much evidence as possible about reading experiences across the world. From the original national partners only UK RED is still active, the others were Australia (AusRED), Canada (CanRED), New Zealand (NZ RED) and the Netherlands (NL RED).
Entry date
2013-12-10
Last update
2025-01-08
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re3data.org: UK Reading Experience Database; editing status 2025-01-08; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3MG7V last accessed: 2025-05-09- Current projects
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