UPF has become the next hub for the myESS software project, a collaborative environment to document the lifecycle of cross-national survey projects. 

 

myESS is a tool adopted by the European Social Survey (ESS) to document the data lifecycle. 

 

The platform was initially developed to address two ongoing and routine challenges of large data collection projects in the humanities and social sciences field:

  1. Communication: managing daily communication with teams;
  2. Information Management: exchange of data, files and documentation, etc.

 

The latest version of myESS Round 12 makes communication and information exchanges safer, faster and more efficient, as it saves time and effort of survey teams at the national and central coordination levels.

 

myESS Main Features:

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myESS is also an important part of the process of ensuring FAIRness of data. Applying FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles in research is crucial for assuring effective and efficient data re-use which is becoming a prerequisite in contemporary research endeavors. 

Overall, myESS helps scholars tackle key challenges for cross-national data collection, breaking down barriers between social science infrastructures and embracing the future of the social sciences. 

 

PI: Diana Zavala-Rojas  

Main developer: Danielly Sorato

Developer: Miran Relić

Project management team: Matvei Poletaev and Hannah Schwarz