Data Papers, Data statements: how to visibilize the work you've invested in your data

The presentation was held on February 13, 2026 as a webinar as part of Love Data Week 2026. Some Swiss higher education institutions have joined forces to offer a diverse program of events for researchers and other interested parties. This national program was jointly advertised and can be viewed on the following website: https://www.researchdatasupport.ch/lovedata

The University of geneva program can be seen here: https://www.unige.ch/researchdata/en/presentation/news/love-data-week-2026

This is the slide deck of the rendez-vous de l'information scientifique organised by the University of Geneva Library and devoted to Data Papers and Data Statements.

Objectives:

• Understand what are Data Statements, and how to write a good one.
• Understand Data Papers' specificities and the logic behind this type of articles

Description: In the context of open research data, we invite you to familiarize yourself with Data Statements & Data Papers. The first ones are included in traditional scientific publications and give additional information regarding the availability of the underlying data, while the second ones are specific publications intended to highlight and document a dataset published somewhere online.

Program:

• Introduction on why and how to publish your data ?
• What are Data statements & papers & How are both structured ?
• Some practical examples