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Feb 24, 2026
Johan Van der Eycken; Rolande Depoortere, 2025, "BISHOPS - Belgian Infrastructure for Social Sciences and Humanities", https://doi.org/10.34934/DVN/G1ZNSI, Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA, V2
Fundamental research is crucial for progress and innovation. However, researchers often face financial constraints, making it essential to maximize the use of existing resources and avoid duplicating efforts. One key strategy is to share research data, aligning with the growing m...
MS Powerpoint - 11.8 MB - MD5: 19e31757f265f9525d1727e7f4102c97
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 integr...
Adobe PDF - 374.1 KB - MD5: 45f318d721e0272a9ff177d6510dfec8
This file contains the full bilingual (FR/NL) questionnaire used for the BISHOPS user needs assessment among the Belgian Federal Scientific Institutions (FSIs). The survey collects detailed information on research data management practices within the social sciences and humanitie...
MS Excel Spreadsheet - 113.5 KB - MD5: 8c18b6c8ddf33b68ed4f599d7ce58af4
This spreadsheet contains the cross‑tabulated analysis of the BISHOPS user needs survey, completed by respondents from multiple Belgian Federal Scientific Institutions (FSIs). The file compiles aggregated numerical results for each survey question, organised per institution and c...
MS Powerpoint - 3.5 MB - MD5: 7705faf88656ebdd622b57a05b709ab5
This presentation introduces the BISHOPS project (Belgian Infrastructure for Social Sciences and Humanities Open Science) and outlines the preparatory work leading to the user needs survey among the Belgian Federal Scientific Institutions (FSIs). It provides context on the emergi...
Dec 13, 2024
Jannis, Suzanne; Fondu, David; Janssen, Lydia; Carnier, Marc; Vrancken, Valerie, 2020, "Belgian State Archives / State Archives of Leuven / Rijksarchief Leuven - Databank van personen ingeschreven in de matrikels van de Oude Universiteit Leuven, 1426-1797", https://doi.org/10.34934/DVN/PWI0KR, Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA, V3, UNF:6:g9Az4qImGWiHk+kloyqNyA== [fileUNF]
This database contains information on every person who was enrolled in the matriculation registers of the Old University of Leuven (1425-1797). The data are based on the edition of the matriculation registers by Reusens, Wils and Schillings (1903-1980) and were checked against th...
Tabular Data - 22.7 MB - 16 Variables, 143307 Observations - UNF:6:/OyjBgtrwrov43Hx4sWo3Q==
Building upon version 2.0 of the Matrikel database, this updated version includes the addition of finding aid numbers from the finding aid of the Archives of the Old University of Louvain
Tabular Data - 21.9 MB - 15 Variables, 143307 Observations - UNF:6:8RF0ehGXzVdhiY7Klkw40Q==
Version 2.0 - the data from version 1.0 were cleaned and corrected. - corrupted data were restored and structural errors in the database were fixed. - the data were ordered (by ID number) according to the order of entry in the matriculation registers. - new categories of data w...
Apr 25, 2022
Ouahalou, Youssef; Peuch, Benjamin, 2022, "SUPER DADA for Dataverse 4+ [Version 3.0]", https://doi.org/10.34934/DVN/PSFVVF, Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA, V1
SUPER DADA is a bash script that adapts XML-DDI metadata files produced by Dataverse in order to make them compliant with the technical requirements of the CESSDA Data Catalogue (CDC). This version of the script is geared towards versions 4+ of Dataverse. In its current state, SU...
Shell Script - 5.3 KB - MD5: caa3f52a9e3efe5a4a47fea975d75efa
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