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Erschienen in: Universal Access in the Information Society 4/2017

11.06.2016 | Long paper

A comparison of research data management platforms: architecture, flexible metadata and interoperability

verfasst von: Ricardo Carvalho Amorim, João Aguiar Castro, João Rocha da Silva, Cristina Ribeiro

Erschienen in: Universal Access in the Information Society | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

Research data management is rapidly becoming a regular concern for researchers, and institutions need to provide them with platforms to support data organization and preparation for publication. Some institutions have adopted institutional repositories as the basis for data deposit, whereas others are experimenting with richer environments for data description, in spite of the diversity of existing workflows. This paper is a synthetic overview of current platforms that can be used for data management purposes. Adopting a pragmatic view on data management, the paper focuses on solutions that can be adopted in the long tail of science, where investments in tools and manpower are modest. First, a broad set of data management platforms is presented—some designed for institutional repositories and digital libraries—to select a short list of the more promising ones for data management. These platforms are compared considering their architecture, support for metadata, existing programming interfaces, as well as their search mechanisms and community acceptance. In this process, the stakeholders’ requirements are also taken into account. The results show that there is still plenty of room for improvement, mainly regarding the specificity of data description in different domains, as well as the potential for integration of the data management platforms with existing research management tools. Nevertheless, depending on the context, some platforms can meet all or part of the stakeholders’ requirements.

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Metadaten
Titel
A comparison of research data management platforms: architecture, flexible metadata and interoperability
verfasst von
Ricardo Carvalho Amorim
João Aguiar Castro
João Rocha da Silva
Cristina Ribeiro
Publikationsdatum
11.06.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Universal Access in the Information Society / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1615-5289
Elektronische ISSN: 1615-5297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-016-0475-y

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