Schlagwort: ‘coscine’
New Addition to DataStorage.nrw: DataArchive.nrw as a Storage Location for Cold Research Data!
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With DataArchive.nrw, North Rhine-Westphalia is launching a new service for the long-term archiving of large volumes of research data. Designed to complement DataStorage.nrw, the new system will enable the storage of so-called “cold” research data in the future. In this article, you’ll learn about the technology behind it and the role DataArchive.nrw will play in research data management (RDM).
NFDI at RWTH – NFDI-MatWerk
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How can research data from the materials sciences and materials engineering be made FAIR and reused over the long term? NFDI-MatWerk addresses this question. In the first post in our series on the consortia from the second round of NFDI funding involving RWTH, we introduce NFDI-MatWerk and highlight the role RWTH plays in it, what was achieved during the first funding phase, and the key objectives for the second funding phase.
Bridging the Media Gap – RDMO Learns to Communicate with Coscine
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When transitioning from one phase of the research process to the next, researchers often encounter media gaps. For example, when they have finalized their data management plan (DMP) in RDMO and want to create a corresponding Coscine project for data storage and management. Until now, the project metadata had to be transferred manually for this purpose. Through an incubator with DMP4NFDI, RDMO has now learned to communicate with Coscine and transfer the metadata directly. This blog post explains exactly how this works and what requirements must be met.
Coscine Introduces New User Interface
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Coscine has now been in regular operation for more than three years and is used for research data management by approximately 3,900 researchers from various universities in the DH.NRW network as well as participating NFDI consortia. The blog post “Happy Birthday, Coscine!” provides an overview of Coscine’s development to date.
As the number of users grows and application scenarios diversify, the demands placed on the platform continue to evolve. For this reason, Coscine’s user interface (UI) is undergoing a fundamental redesign. The goal of these changes is to make the platform clearer, more intuitive, and more user-friendly.
Set off on Your Journey – Research Data Day in North Rhine-Westphalia 2026
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Research data is part of every project, from the initial ideas to the publication of the results. But how can data be effectively organized, properly documented, securely stored, and quickly retrieved in everyday research? On November 10, 2026, Research Data Day (TdF) in North Rhine-Westphalia will be held under the motto “Set off on Your Journey – Pleasant Travels with your Data” and will offer the opportunity to explore precisely these questions.
RWTH Aachen University will once again be participating. Together with Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R), it invites researchers to discover practical tools, helpful resources, and relevant contacts for their own research journey and to put together their own personal RDM Travel Kit.
RDM at the Young Academics Day 2026
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What resources and support services are available to help early-career researchers advance their academic careers? At the RWTH Young Academics Day on September 4, 2026, doctoral students and postdocs had the opportunity to learn about various support programs offered by RWTH and to network with one another. The RDM team was also present at the event.
Organized by the RWTH Center for Young Academics, the event brought together early-career researchers from various departments at SuperC. In addition to providing information on the various opportunities offered by RWTH, the event offered, in particular, an opportunity for exchange and networking.
Updated Accessibility Declarations for Coscine
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Good digital offerings are distinguished not only by their content, but also by the fact that they can be used by as many people as possible. That is why the accessibility of the Coscine website and the documentation is continuously being improved. The updated accessibility declaration from March 2026 replace the previous declaration from 2024 and provide insight into the current status of this work.
Ten Years of the FAIR Principles
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The FAIR principles are a fundamental concept in research data management (RDM). They were first published ten years ago in the journal *Scientific Data* and have since established themselves as an international standard for the sustainable management of research data. The RDM services at RWTH Aachen University are also based on the FAIR principles and thus support researchers in ensuring their research data is FAIR throughout the entire research process.
We are taking this anniversary as an opportunity to take a closer look at the FAIR principles and their origins in this blog post.
Where Should I Store My Research Data? A Decision-Making Guide for RWTH
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At the very latest when research data needs to be stored, archived, or published in a structured manner, an important question arises: Where is the best place to store the data?
At RWTH, various services are available to researchers. At the same time, there are numerous discipline-specific repositories tailored to the needs of individual fields. The right choice depends less on the file format and more on the goal: Will the data be actively used? Does it need to be preserved long-term? Or should it be published and made available for reuse?
BiblioCon 2026: Coscine Presents Research Data Management in the Library Context
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From May 19 to 22, 2026, the library community gathered for this year’s BiblioCon at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin. Under the motto “Analog Meets Algorithm,” the largest library conference in the German-speaking world focused on current developments in digitization, artificial intelligence, and modern information infrastructures. This blog post provides insights into Coscine’s participation and the discussions surrounding research data management, libraries, and digital infrastructures.
