What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore how to build a research data repository that secures cultural data and supports researchers.

March 22, 2026Open Access

Doing it for Ourselves: The New Archive Built by and Responsive to the Researcher

Key Points

To explore how to build a research data repository that secures cultural data and supports researchers.
Developing a research data repository.
Identifying strategies for ensuring data remains citable.
Engaging with communities for public access to data.
Training students in new curation methodologies.
Provided a framework for safeguarding cultural research data.
Enabled wider public access to records, especially for descendants.
Enhanced student preparedness for effective data curation.

Abstract

In this paper I address the following research questions in the context of having built a research data repository to safeguard cultural research data. How can the PARADISEC team ensure the records we create in the course of our research will exist into the future and remain citable? How can our research data be made available for a wider public, most importantly for the people recorded and their descendants? How can we prepare our students for this new approach to curation of primary research data so that they can build good methodology into their normal research practice, with much more productive outcomes?

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