Abstract

"The four publicly funded research data centres (FDZ) in Germany - the Research Data Centre of the Federal Employment Agency at the Institute for Employment Research, the Research Data Centre of the German Pension Insurance (FDZ-RV), the Research Data Centre of the Statistical Offices of the Länder and the Research Data Centre of the German Federal Statistical Office - have made a significant improvement to the data and services available to researchers over the past few years. ...<br> In 2007, the research data centres developed criteria for the specific design of research data centres in Germany in conjunction with the German Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD). These criteria are based on the experiences of the four research data centres, which have now all been positively evaluated according to the regulations of the Leibniz Association. The criteria catalogue is designed as a guideline for other data producers planning to set up a research data centre. <br> Chapter II presents the key criteria representing a common working basis for the research data centres. Chapter III consists of more detailed descriptions of the four research data centres as they are today. These include the respective data provided alongside further services and usage intensity. The article closes with an outlook over future developments." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))