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Published datasets receive a <b>DOI</b>, making them citable like other types of publications. SODHA promotes <b>open data</b> by enabling <b>reuse</b> of research data and by <b>safely preserving</b> datasets in the long term.<br><br>\n\nSODHA is the Belgian service provider in the <a href=\"https://www.cessda.eu/\">Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA)</a> and is hosted by the <a href=\"http://www.arch.be\">State Archives of Belgium</a>. SODHA was built with the help of <a href=\"https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/iacchos/demo\">DEMO (UCLouvain)</a> and <a href=\"http://interfacedemography.be/\">Interface Demography (VUB)</a>.<br><br>\n\nYou can consult the <b>SODHA Guide</b> <a href=\"https://www.sodha.be/guide/Home.html\">here</a>, and you can read our <b>policies</b> <a href=\"https://www.sodha.be/guide/Texts_and_policies.html\">here</a>.<br><br>\n\nWant to learn more about SODHA? Consult <a href=\"https://www.sodha.be/guide/pdf/SODHA_Brochure.pdf\">our brochure</a> or <a href=\"http://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=sodha\">our presentation on the State Archives' website</a>.<br><br>\n\nIf you have any question, you can contact us at <a href=\"mailto:sodha@arch.be\">sodha@arch.be</a>."}},"ore:aggregates":[{"schema:description":"This presentation provides an overview of the BISHOPS project (Belgian Infrastructure for Social Sciences and Humanities Open Science) and its connection to the SODHA data infrastructure. It introduces the project objectives, the FAIR‑based data archiving approach, and the integration with national and European research data infrastructures. 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