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On the occasion of the Research Data Day (TdF) on November 18, 2025, we would like to give you a preview of our “RDM Practice ” and “RDM Services ” arenas. These are worth venturing into on Research Data Management (RDM) Day. In this article, you will get a preview of Coscine and AIMS at TdF! Meet the people behind Coscine and AIMS and learn more about the latest developments of the two RDM platforms.
Join us at TdF, engage in dialogue with the contributors, and take advantage of the networking opportunities with other RDM members!
Brief Introduction to Coscine and AIMS
Coscine is the RDM platform for your research project, developed to support researchers in implementing FAIR principles in their everyday research work. The platform makes it easy to organize research data on a project basis: appropriate metadata, clearly defined access rights, and a connection to DataStorage.nrw ensure traceability and security. All project partners, including those outside RWTH Aachen University, can easily access project data using their university account or ORCID. The platform also ensures long-term archiving of project results for ten years after the end of the project.
AIMS (“Applying Interoperable Metadata Standards”) is a DFG-funded research project and a sub-service of Coscine. It deals with the modeling of metadata for research data and enables the creation of RDF-compliant metadata profiles based on SHACL.
With AIMS, researchers can:
- Create RDF-compliant profiles (SHACL),
- Extend or version existing profiles,
- Reuse terms from existing terminologies,
- Display and edit the metadata structure in real time.
For more information, please visit the AIMS website and the Coscine documentation.
Live on Site at TdF: Coscine and AIMS
The Coscine team looks forward to seeing you at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University with a poster presentation. Learn more about the current features and further developments of the RDM platform. You can look forward to exciting insights, informal exchanges, and a playful contribution to the topic.
The AIMS team is planning a short demo showing how AIMS metadata profiles can be created and integrated into RDM systems such as Coscine. The current AIMS interface with its most important functions will be presented. The aim is to illustrate the practical benefits of interoperable metadata models and show how the RDM service supports researchers in implementing the FAIR principles. You will have the opportunity to ask questions or give direct feedback to the team!
Reference to the Motto “FAIR Data – FAIR Play: It’s All a Matter of Setup”
The motto encourages us to talk not only about principles, but also about the structure, technologies, and rules that enable FAIRness. Coscine and AIMS are not isolated tools, but a well-thought-out setup for RDM:
Coscine takes on the role of the playing field: it provides the framework in which FAIR principles can be implemented in practice – through data integration, PID assignment, metadata linking, and secure storage.
AIMS provides tactical fine-tuning: it supports the implementation of FAIR principles, in particular by promoting the interoperability and reusability of metadata. In addition, the use of standardized FAIR-compliant metadata profiles enables more efficient use of Coscine.
If you have any further questions, Dr. Kseniia Dukkart, Katja Jansen, and Michèle Robrecht will be happy to answer them on November 18, 2025, in Aachen. Take this opportunity to meet the Coscine and AIMS teams in person, engage in constructive dialogue with them, and be inspired by the potential of Coscine and AIMS.
Your Registration for the Afternoon Program
Would you like to attend the afternoon program at RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich? Registration is available via Antrago. The RDM team looks forward to seeing you there!
Further information and links to afternoon events at other locations in North Rhine-Westphalia can be found on the event page of fdm.nrw.
If you have any questions about the “Research Data Day in NRW,” please do not hesitate to contact the organization team.
Responsible for the content of this article are Kseniia Dukkart, Katja Jansen, Lina-Louise Kaulbach und Ute-Trautwein-Bruns.
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