Dear participant,

Data repositories have a crucial role in the development of Open Science as they provide free access to the basic building stones of science: data. Ideally these data repositories will follow the FAIR principles (https://libereurope.eu/blog/2017/12/08/implementing-fair-data-principles-role-libraries/). This questionnaire aims to collect information about global data repository implementation and how ‘FAIR’ these repositories are.

This questionnaire consists of 40 questions and will take about 30 minutes to complete. It is directed at repository managers or librarians. Another complementary questionnaire is available and aimed at the person(s) responsible for the technical development or maintenance of the repository.

If you have contact with such a person, we kindly ask you to forward the link to this more technical questionnaire: https://goo.gl/forms/83YuRg4h4wP1E9QY2

Thank you very much in advance for participating in this study. We appreciate your time and input.

LIBER Europe’s Research Data Management Working Group (https://libereurope.eu/strategy/research-infrastructures/rdm/)

Responses to this questionnaire will be archived and used to obtain a comprehensive overview concerning the degree of ‘FAIR’ness of existing data repositories. The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. Findings will be compiled into presentations, reports and publications on an aggregated level (not on an individual level).

By filling in this questionnaire, you agree that we will collect your personal information and opinions for the aforementioned purpose. Your participation is voluntary, and you may decline to participate without risk. While it is helpful to complete the survey, you are free to withdraw from the survey at any time.

As a participant, you have the right to request information about your personal data that we have archived at any time. All participants have the unrestricted right of deletion, updating and correction of the stored personal data, unless required otherwise by the applicable law. This can be requested by sending an e-mail to: dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs.