{{ _('What is Etsin?') }}
{{ _('Etsin is a research data finder. The service gathers data from various fields of research to be searched and reused. Etsin allows you to search for data according to your needs and to provide your own datasets for others to find and reuse.') }}
{{ _('The research data itself is not stored in Etsin. Rather, Etsin allows you to search for and browse datasets based on their metadata.') }}
{{ _('What is metadata?') }}
{{ _('Metadata is data about data. This is a record that provides information describing the data and how to access it. Firstly, metadata describes important features of the data such as authors, subjects, the fields of research the data pertains to, storage formats, and licenses.') }}
{{ _('However, the content of metadata varies depending on what kind of data is being described. The Etsin provides a common ground by employing a common set of metadata fields tailored for research data. In the interest of consistency with other services, the metadata conforms to the minimum metadata model which can be downloaded from this page. Currently, the minimum metadata model is only provided in Finnish.') }}
{{ _('Is this service for me?') }}
{{ _('Etsin aims to collect datasets from various sources and from various fields of science and to be a single point of access to all kinds of research data.') }}
{{ _('You do not have to be a professional scientist or researcher in order to search for data. Useful data can be generated and reused anywhere and by anyone.') }}
{{ _('Is all of the data open?') }}
{{ _('Almost all of the metadata is open, but it is for the author to decide how the data itself can be accessed and by whom. Nevertheless, providing your data openly is recommended.') }}
{{ _('Terms of use') }}
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{{ _('The minimum metadata model recommends a common set of metadata fields. Explore the minimum metadata model (in Finnish):') }}
{{ _('Minimum metadata model') }} {{ _('(In Finnish)') }}
{{ _('The preferred license is the Creative Commons 4.0 family. Learn more about the licenses at Creative Commons:') }}