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eLabour
FDZ eLabour archives qualitative sociological research data and makes it available for research and teaching.
About eLabour
FDZ eLabour archives qualitative sociological research data and makes it available for research and teaching. Research projects and researchers can deposit prepared empirical data, receive advice from application to ingest, and choose permanent transfer to the centre or archiving under their own responsibility.
Shared holdings are provided as project studies that combine structured empirical data with project descriptions, metadata, collection instruments and publications. Studies can be searched on the eLabour platform and in the QualidataNet search portal, and use requires a usage contract. The site and materials are in German.
Key features
- Archive qualitative sociological empirical research data
- Share archived data with other researchers
- Advice from application through data ingest
- Agree data protection measures with depositors
- Search project studies on eLabour platform
- Access studies with metadata, instruments and publications
Best for: Institutes, projects and researchers who work with qualitative sociological data in research and teaching.
Good for
- Provides metadata, instruments and publications alongside research data
- Offers permanent transfer or archiving under depositor responsibility
- Accredited by RatSWD and linked to KonsortSWD and QualidataNet
Watch out for
- Reuse requires a usage contract for the needed studies
- Shared data is limited to scientific use in research and teaching
- Site content and materials are in German
eLabour at a glance
- Website
- elabour.de
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- German
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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eLabour FAQ
How do I archive and share data with eLabour?
Research projects can deposit prepared empirical data for archiving and description for reuse, with advice from application to ingest and agreed data protection measures. Depositors choose permanent transfer or archiving under their own responsibility.
How do I find and use shared data?
Find studies on the eLabour platform or in the QualidataNet search portal, search and process them, often on your own computer, after concluding a usage contract for the needed studies.
What is included in a project study?
Structured empirical data plus project descriptions, metadata, collection instruments and publications from the project.
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