DaKS (Research Data Repository)

Long-term storage and publication of research data

Researchers, lecturers and students at the University of Kassel; external project partners in the context of joint projects

Kassel University Library, Research Data Service / Publication Services

DaKS is the institutional repository of the University of Kassel for research data. DaKS offers the structured storage of research data with their description (metadata), long-term storage of at least 10 years in accordance with the FAIR principles and - if desired - publication with a DOI.

Disciplinary repositories, Zenodo, data centers

• Publication of research data
  Completed datasets can be published in DaKS in a citable form.
• Storage of research data
  Completed datasets that are not to be freely published can be stored in DaKS (in accordance with good scientific practice) and made available in a targeted manner, for example to a specific group of people or on request.
• Versioning
  DaKS enables the creation of new versions and makes the relationship to previous versions transparent.
• DOI allocation
  Datasets with at least public metadata are given a persistent identifier (DOI) with which they can be permanently accessed and cited.

• A research team archives and publishes data sets from a completed project.
• A doctoral student archives doctoral-related data in accordance with good scientific practice and decides who should have access to it.
• A project has compiled its research results on a website. The content of the website is saved and made available in DaKS in the long term, even if the website has to be shut down.
• A postdoc publishes a paper and stores the associated data in DaKS. The paper and data are linked to each other via their respective DOI so that they can be read by humans and machines.
• A scientist analyzes her data with self-written code. She publishes smaller snippets of code together with the data in DaKS. More extensive code is stored in GitLab and is linked in the metadata of the corresponding DaKS data publication.

• Internet access and current web browser

• Login with UniAccount: https://daks.uni-kassel.de
• Research data is uploaded via a submission form.
• Research data is usually stored in the collection of your respective department. Separate collections for projects, working groups or individuals can be set up on request.

Information on this can be found on the Research Data Management website

Personal data may only be published with the consent of the person concerned. The data provider is responsible for compliance with data protection regulations and any conditions imposed by research sponsors and third-party funders. The DaKS team and the Data Protection Office can be contacted to check the existing requirements and determine suitable storage solutions for the research data.

• Choice of license by the data providers
• Terms of use: https://daks.uni-kassel.de/info/end-user-agreement