CASPERR – Zenodo
Zenodo is an open-science, secure, mutidisciplinary research and multimedia repository used by thousands of institutions worldwide.
Zenodo is funded by the EU, European Commission, CERN, and the US NIH, among others.It is hosted by CERN which has existed since 1954 and currently has an experimental program defined for the next 20+ years.
CASPERR – Borealis
Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multidisciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada.
Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data. The CASPERR Borealis dataverse is managed by and supported by Queen’s University Library.
Key Features
For CASPERR, the combination of Zenodo and Borealis presents a completely free, robust, secure, and scalable solution that eliminates the need for in-house infrastructure investments or advanced technical staffing, while still providing high-performance repository infrastructure.
CASPERR is designed to operate with minimal infrastructure and staffing needs, leveraging the features of the Zenodo and Borealis platforms and support from academic institutions.
Why CASPERR?
CASPERR offers the first centralized, open-access infrastructure dedicated specifically to collecting, preserving, and disseminating scholarly outputs or data related to Canadian paramedic and EMS systems.
This is intended to improve collaboration, speed innovation, and remove barriers to knowledge translation among paramedics, students, researchers, policymakers, and educators. It also aims to reduce inefficiency, promoting knowledge sharing and multi-site mobilization of findings. CASPERR aligns with calls in the Canadian National EMS Research Agenda and the Principles and Enabling Factors Guiding Paramedicine in Canada.
Benefits for paramedics and content users
CASPERR offers many benefits for those who use or consume research and scholarly findings such as paramedics, students, policymakers, and service leaders in Canada.
one single access point
CASPERR links you to outputs and data from researchers and organizations across Canada through one single web address – no complicated databases, no logins, no hassle!
FREE and open-access
With the ability to access all content without registration, CASPERR promotes the free and open dissemination of Canadian paramedicine knowledge and innovation.
find related outputs
Content creators can link journal articles, datasets, presentations, posters, podcast episodes, videos, and much more together across CASPERR, helping you to find and access all outputs related to a project.
citeable no matter the content
All content submitted to CASPERR can be easily cited in various formats using the details directly on the content page – whether it is a presentation, paper, report, or podcast episode!
Benefits for researchers and content producers
CASPERR offers additional benefits for researchers, graduate students, policymakers, and those who produce materials for paramedic services in Canada.
greater dissemination and citation
Did you know that articles that link to data in a repository have a >25% higher citation rate than articles that do not share data, or share only in Supporting Information files?1 We did! CASPERR can help you with this.
aligned with open science initiatives
Depositing outputs and data with CASPERR aligns with open-science policies including the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications2 and the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles3.
permanent identifiers and ability to link
All submissions to CASPERR can be assigned a unique DOI, and resources can be cross-referenced to provide links between different outputs and datasets.
permanent and secure backups
CASPERR ensures secure, citeable, and versioned copies of data and outputs are always available and safely stored on servers in Canada (data) and the EU (outputs).
share your work…on your terms
CASPERR allows you to restrict access to your data until you are ready to share it, yet still allow private and anonymous links for peer-review and other purposes.
team workspaces
We can provide your research team with your own data storage collection nested under CASPERR that you control while automatically contributing your records to CASPERR.
What are you waiting for?
Do you want to find the latest research related to paramedicine and emergency health in Canada? Are you ready to submit your work? Click below…
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The CASPERR Steering Committee provides strategic oversight of CASPERR.
Dr. Alan Batt, Queen’s University, ON – Co-Chair
Dr. Matthew Leyenaar, University of PEI, PEI – Co-Chair
Dr. Kathryn Brohman, Queen’s University, ON
Thérésa Choisi, Urgences-santé Quebec, QC
Jan Jensen, Nova Scotia Health and Wellness, NS
Dugg Steary, Columbia Paramedic Academy, BC
Chris Smith, Peterborough County Paramedics, ON
Brianna Wilson, BC Emergency Health Services, BC
- Colavizza G, Hrynaszkiewicz I, Staden I, Whitaker K, McGillivray B (2020) The citation advantage of linking publications to research data. PLoS ONE 15(4): e0230416. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230416
- https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/interagency-research-funding/policies-and-guidelines/open-access/tri-agency-open-access-policy-publications-2015
- https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/