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Beck-online
Beck-online is a legal database of the German publisher C.H. Beck Verlag. It contains case law, (law) commentaries and handbooks in the field of German law and almost all journals published by Beck. You will also find laws and regulations and the commented German 'Bundesrecht' published by Nomos.
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Read moreDalloz
Dalloz is a legal database containing French legal resources: case law, annotated legislation, encyclopedias, journals and a number of basic works ('Dalloz Action'). The 'Codes Dalloz' contain up-to-date annotated legislation. Under 'Documentation' you can find the 'Encyclopédie' with extensive basic articles, useful as an introduction to a particular topic. The …
Read morePubMed: why and how to search
PubMed is a database used mainly in the area of medicine and health sciences.
You can search for biomedical references using the PubMed database. References and abstracts in PubMed are freely accessible to everyone.
The information sheet about PubMed on the Knowledge Centre for Health Ghent (KCGG) website provides more …
Read moreScopus (Elsevier)
Scopus is an interdisciplinary bibliographical database with more than 61 million items from 105 countries in over 40 languages. It contains:
- Peer-reviewed journals published from 1823 onwards
- Conference proceedings
- Books (mainly on social sciences, the arts and philosophy)
- Patents
Scopus maintains the following criteria to ensure qualitative resources:
- The publications …
GDPR: What do I need to think about when using a mailing list in the context of my research?
As a researcher, you sometimes make use of mailing lists for your research (e.g. sending invitations to participate in a survey/interview) or for your research activities (e.g. sending invitation to an event/conference).
Mailing lists consist of a (large) list of postal addresses or e-mail addresses (even purely professional e-mail addresses) …
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GDPR
research data management
Article: requesting an article from another library
Your looking for an article, but the University Library does not have access to the full text. There are two ways you can find the full text after all:
Via a database
If you're searching via a database, you can use the …
Read moreGoogle Books: what is it?
Google Books is a collection of fiction, non-fiction, and scientific works.
Google formed the collection via contracts with publishers and by scanning the collections of libraries all across the world.
You can find a part of the collection of Ghent University Library in Google Books. Only print works without copyright …
Read moreFAIR: What are the FAIR data principles?
FAIR refers to a set of attributes that enable and enhance the reuse of data (and other digital objects) by both humans and machines. The 'FAIR' acronym stands for:
- Findable
- Accessible
- Interoperable
- Reusable
The FAIR principles originated in the life sciences, but can also be applied …
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integrity
open science
research data management
The research data lifecycle: What is it?
The research data lifecycle is a key concept within Research Data Management (RDM). It describes the different stages research data go through before, during, and after a research project. Various data management activities take place within each stage of the data lifecycle, and the choices made in one stage influence …
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research data management
Remote access & VPN
For copyright reasons, most electronic resources (databases and journals) can only be consulted within the internal computer network of Ghent University: UGentNet.
In the UGhent library catalogue these resources are indicated with "UGent only". You don't have to be on campus to be able to access these resources.
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Read moreGDPR: what should I keep in mind when processing special categories of personal data?
Special categories of personal data (sensitive personal data)
Some personal data belong to the group of “special categories” of personal data: these are personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political views, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union, genetic data, biometric data, data about health …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: why is it important to comply with this legislation?
Protecting the rights and freedoms of data subjects
If you process personal data, your job is to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
For this you must evaluate the possible risks associated with the processing of personal data …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: What are the different roles and responsibilities according to the GDPR?
Various roles are defined within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the processing of personal data. The most important roles are:
- Data controller
- Joint data controller
- Data processor
Since controllers and processors have different responsibilities and obligations, it is important that you clearly define these roles (together with …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: what has changed with regard to the previous privacy legislation?
Although the main components of the previous privacy legislation are largely retained, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) also introduces a number of important changes.
1. AccountabilityThe former 'obligation to report' to the privacy commission was replaced with 'accountability' whereby you as the researcher must document the processing of …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: What are the basic principles?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is based on six basic principles that you must take into account when processing personal data.
Basic principles 1. Lawfulness, fairness and transparencyYou are obliged to process personal data in a transparent manner with respect for all applicable laws, regulations and rules. …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: What should I keep in mind when designing my research?
Privacy by design
In the design phase of a research project, you normally think about the substance and methodological aspects of your research.
In view of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) it is important to also thoroughly consider and describe the collection and processing of personal data during the …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: when does it apply to my research?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies:
- when you (or your institution or organisation) are located in the EEA and you process personal data (e.g. collection, recording, classification, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, etc.) in the context of scientific research at or affiliated with Ghent University, regardless …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: what are personal data?
The GDPR applies to the processing of personal data. The definition of personal data is therefore of great importance.
“Personal data are any information about an identified or identifiable natural person.”
So, when a person is identified (e.g. you know the person's name), any data you collect relating to that …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: When am I processing high-risk personal data and when do I need to conduct a DPIA?
What is a DPIA?
Before processing personal data you, as a researcher on behalf of the processing controller UGhent, must assess whether or not the processing is likely to have a high risk for the freedoms and rights of the data subjects. If so, you are obliged to carry out …
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GDPR
research data management
EU funding: Open Research Data for ERC grants - H2020
What is the Open Research Data Pilot?
The European Commission has been encouraging open access to and reuse of digital research data through the Open Research Data Pilot (ORD Pilot), following FAIR data principles:
All research data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). The ERC has adopted this …
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EU
Horizon 2020
Horizon Europe
open science
research data management
GDPR: what are some things to consider when using (online) survey tools?
When using an (online) survey tool to collect personal data for your research , you need to make sure that the tool is GDPR compliant and that you follow the GDPR principles when using it.
UGent has a campus licence for Qualtrics since 1 January 2022. Other survey tools are …
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GDPR
research data management
Open Research Data Pilot and research data management for Horizon 2020 projects
What is it about?
Open data is data free to use, reuse, and redistribute. The Open Research Data Pilot of the European Commission aims to make research data generated by Horizon 2020 projects openly available. There are two main pillars to the pilot: developing a Data Management Plan (DMP) and …
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open science
research data management
NVivo
NVivo, een softwareprogramma voor sociaalwetenschappelijk kwalitatief onderzoek, is het meest gebruikte programma voor kwalitatieve analyse in het Nederlandstalige gebied. Het is een veelzijdig programma met een uitgebreid gamma aan toegankelijke analyse-instrumenten, flexibel inzetbaar in de diversiteit aan kwalitatieve analysebenaderingen.
NVivo voor kwalitatieve analyseKwalitatieve analyse gebeurt vandaag vrijwel standaard met de …
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kwalitatief onderzoek
Research Data Management: What is RDM?
Research Data Management (RDM) is a broad term that encompasses all practices and actions to ensure that research data are secure, sustainable, and easy to find, understand and (re)use, not only during a research project, but also in the longer term. Taking proper care of data is an essential …
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open science
research data management
GDPR: what is the General Data Protection Regulation?
When you process personal data for your research, you must follow the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The GDPR: new European privacy legislationThe GDPR, which has been in force since 25 May 2018, modernises the existing privacy legislation. It creates a uniform European legislative framework …
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GDPR
research data management
GDPR: Pseudonymisation of personal data
There are various methods and techniques to protect (sensitive) personal data against unwanted access, pseudonymization is one of them.
Pseudonymisation is different from anonymisation. Pseudonymisation (referred to as 'coding' in the previous Privacy Legislation) of personal data means that the personal data will be processed in such a way that …
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AVG
ethiek
integriteit
research data management
GDPR: how do I protect my data correctly?
When you process personal data, the GDPR ethically and legally obligates you to sufficiently protect personal data.
The basic level of security must always be in accordance with the information security policy of Ghent University. However, additional measures may be necessary specific to each processing. The choice of additional …
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GDPR
research data management
Web of Science (WoS): introduction
Web of Science (WoS) is a portal of several scholarly databases. Ghent University has access to:
- Science Citation Index (SCI)
- Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH)
- Emerging Sources …
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article
database
evaluate
FEA
journal
library
sfx
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is the scientific counterpart of Google. You can search for books, (peer reviewed) articles, reports, conference papers, and so on. You can narrow down your list of results by selecting a time period and/or language in the left-hand column.
Note that Google Scholar does not check the quality …
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database
search engines
GDPR: Can I share research data with personal data with other researchers or institutions when my research project has ended?
The GDPR does not prevent research data containing personal data from being shared with other researchers for reproducibility and reuse after the research.
What are the conditions for the reuse of personal data?
- Sufficient technical and organizational measures must be taken such as pseudonymization, limitation of access to the data, …
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GDPR
research data management