LabRADoR, Sorbonne University’s Research Data Resources and Support Lab, is a single point of contact to answer your questions about research data, whether regarding making it open or protecting it.
Led by the SACADO service unit and the Department of Archives, Libraries, and Museum Collections (ABC) at Sorbonne University, this portal aims to address your questions in all their complexity and across their various dimensions (technical, legal, documentation-related) by drawing on the expertise of several university departments, including the Office of Research and Innovation, the Offices of Research and Commercialization, the Office of Information Technology, the Office of Legal and Institutional Affairs, and the Data Protection Officer.
You can send all your questions to our email address: labrador@sorbonne-universite.fr
The goal of this portal is also to provide up-to-date information and a knowledge base on research data, offering a first point of reference for the most frequently asked questions, such as:
- Presenting best practices and recommendations from Sorbonne University and funding agencies regarding research data
- Supporting you in the FAIR management of your data
Research data, what does that mean?
Factual records (numbers, text, images, and audio) that are used as primary sources for scientific research and are generally recognized by the scientific community as necessary for validating research results.
OECD. 2007. “OECD Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding.” https://www.oecd.org/sti/inno/38500813.pdf