Use Data Stations – step by step

The DANS Data Stations are the domain-specific repositories from DANS where you can find data for reuse and deposit your data. 

The metadata of all datasets in the Data Stations are freely available to search through. Anyone can download open access files for reuse without creating an account. To ask permission for accessing files under ‘restricted access’ or to deposit data, you need to register in our Data Station.  

If you wish to request access to data or deposit data in one of our Data Stations, you can follow the steps below:

Create account 

Create an account in the Data Station via the ‘Log in’ tab at the top right. You can use various options to log in. We advise the use of an ORCID-account or to use your institutional account through SURFConext (‘Log in with Institutional Account’). 

You also have the option to log in with a Github or Google account. Depositors who used to have an account in EASY can also use the Username/Email’ option. 

With the creation of an account you agree to the Terms of Use of the Data Stations and its processing addendum. The policies of the Data Stations are further described in the DANS Data Stations Policy.

Request data

Once you have logged into the Data Station you can ask permission to download files which are deposited under restricted access.

In our Reuse Manual you can find more information about access to data, reusing and citing datasets from the Data Stations.

Deposit data

If you wish to deposit data in our Data Stations, please first check our selection policy. 

If your dataset complies with our selection policy, you can follow the steps outlined in our deposit manual. In this manual we take you through everything you need to know – before, during and after deposit. You will find information about our metadata, data formats and publication options, as well as the conditions of use of our service. 

Support

DANS is happy to help you with any questions you may have and there are several ways to reach us for support:

• Check our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which are also available through the blue bar ‘Questions?’ on the bottom right of every page of the Data Station.
• Come to our virtual Open Hour every Monday morning between 10:00-11:00
• Ask your question to one of our Data Station Managers through our contact form. 

 The Data Stations make use of Dataverse software. If you are interested in all the ins and outs of the software and its possibilities, have a look at the  Dataverse user guide.