FAQ
Our Frequently Asked Questions are divided into the topics General questions, Legal, Find Data, Microcensuses, Deposit Data, Dataverse and Self-Deposit.
General questions
What does AUSSDA do?
Who is behind AUSSDA?
What is the Core Trust Seal?
What are the costs of archiving or obtaining data sets?
How can I reuse data?
How does data archiving work at AUSSDA?
Legal
What does pseudonymisation mean for research data in the social sciences?
What is the difference between pseudonymisation and anonymisation?
What do I have to consider from a legal perspective if I want to archive “my” data?
What does non-compliance mean?
What does Open Access mean?
Who may use the data I have archived?
What does Scientific Use mean?
Find data
Can I pass on the data after I have filled in the form and gained access to data?
As a student, may I also request access to data that is restricted? (Even if I am not working on a research project).
How do I get access to data where I have to click Request Access?
I am a lecturer and would like to use a restricted data set in a seminar in an uncomplicated way. What do I have to do?
I have found data in the archive that I would like to use. What do I have to consider?
What is the best way to search for data?
Embargo - what does that mean?
I have found data that I would like to use. How can I download them?
Microcensus
Where can I find income data? In the AUSSDA Dataverse I can only find the labour force survey data.
I need a microcensus data set that I can't find in the AUSSDA Dataverse. What can I do?
Does AUSSDA also have non-imputed data, like Statistik Austria does?
Deposit data
How long does it take to archive data at AUSSDA?
What are the advantages of archiving data with AUSSDA?
Can I write into project proposals that I will archive the data at AUSSDA?
Can I archive data at AUSSDA without making them publicly available?
Can I delete my data again?
How should I transmit data?
Embargo - what does that mean?
Who can archive data at AUSSDA?
I want to upload a dataset - what do I have to do?
Besides the actual dataset, what else do I need for the archiving process?
Recommended Formats
Dataverse
I could not finish registering under "Sign Up" and I get an error message that my email address is already in use. What is the reason for this and what should I do?
I get an error message when trying to log in with my institutional account, what can I do?
I have forgotten my password, what happens now?
I can't find my institution in "Log in with your institution"?
How do I choose a good password?
How do I register?
How is your archive software "Dataverse" structured?
Self Deposit
Who sees my dataset drafts besides AUSSDA staff?
Can I delete my data again?
When are updates of my own datasets useful?
I have versioned my data with version v1_0, but my dataverse entry is already on version V3. What happened?
Is my file really properly restricted?
Why do I only see my file as *.tab?
How can I save my documents as PDF/A if I do not have Adobe Acrobat Professional?
I can't manage to convert my PDF documents to PDF/A.
How can I tell that my file is PDF/A?
Why is it important that my document is saved as PDF/A?
Why should there be no dots in the file name?
What is a DOI suffix that you propose for file naming?
How often will I hear from you? Is it possible that you will contact me?
Will my DOI change at some point?
Can I delete my data again?
I want to create my first dataset, but I don't see an "Add data" or "New dataset" button?
Where can I find the manual that guides me through the Self Deposit process?
I want my self-deposit data to be available as open access, is that possible?
How can I upload and archive data myself?