The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) acquired the Data Seal of Approval of 2010 on February 15, 2011. Created by the Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) archive in The Netherlands and overseen by an international board, the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) was meant to demonstrate to researchers that data repositories are taking appropriate measures to ensure the long-term availability and quality of data they hold. The seal set forth 16 guidelines related to trustworthy data management and stewardship. ICPSR was one of the first six data repositories to earn the Data Seal of Approval in 2011. The other five archives awarded the Data Seal of Approval are the Archaeology Data Service (United Kingdom); the DANS Electronic Archiving System (Netherlands); the Platform for Archiving CINES (France); the Language Archive of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (Netherlands); and the UK Data Archive. The seal was awarded after an online self-assessment regarding a data repository's adherence to the guidelines. The assessment was then reviewed by the DSA Board before the seal was given. In 2017, CoreTrustSeal Data Repository certification replaced the Data Seal of Approval certification.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/144318/1/Data Seal of Approval 2010 for Repository Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).pdfDescription of Data Seal of Approval 2010 for Repository Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).pdf : Repor
