Etsin Research Data Finder

Name of repository

Etsin Research Data Finder

Additional name(s)

• Etsin - tutkimusaineistojen hakupalvelu

Repository URL

https://etsin.fairdata.fi/

Subject(s)

• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Life Sciences
• Natural Sciences
• Engineering Sciences

Description

This service has been merged into Fairdata Services (https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJNRQ) and continues as part of it. Etsin is a research data finder that contains descriptive information – that is, metadata – on research datasets. In the service you can search and find data from various fields of research. A researcher, research group or organisation can use Etsin to publish information on their datasets and offer them for wider use. The metadata contained in Etsin makes it easy for anyone to discover the datasets. Etsin assigns a permanent URN identifier to datasets, making it possible to link to the dataset and gather merit through its publication and use. The metadata enables users to search for datasets and evaluate the potential for reuse. Etsin includes a description of the dataset, keywords and various dataset identifiers. The dataset information includes, for example, its subject, language, author, owner and how it is licensed for reuse. Good description of data plays an important role in its discoverability and visibility. Etsin encourages comprehensive descriptions by adapting a common set of discipline independent metadata fields and by making it easy to enter metadata. Etsin only collects metadata on datasets, not the data themselves. Anyone may browse and read the metadata. Etsin can be used with a browser or through an open interface (API). The service is discipline independent and free to use. Etsin is a service provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture to actors in the Finnish research system. The service is produced by CSC – IT Center for Science (CSC). Customer service contacts and feedback is available through servicedesk@csc.fi. The service maintenance window is on the fourth Monday of every month between 4 and 6 PM (EET). During that time, the service will be out of use.

Contact(s)

• administrative: servicedesk@csc.fi

Keyword(s)

• AILA
• AVAA
• Doria
• Finto
• IDA
• Language
• Language Bank of Finland
• Tuuli

Repository size

5.668 datasets

Repository type(s)

• other

Mission statement for designated community

https://www.fairdata.fi/en/etsin/

Research data repository language(s)

• English
• Finnish

Data and/or service provider

• serviceProvider