F1000Research (Sep 2024)
A research data management (RDM) community for ELIXIR [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
- Clare Garrard,
- Teresa D’Altri,
- Xenia Perez-Sitja,
- Minna Ahokas,
- Niclas Jareborg,
- Flavio Licciulli,
- Ivan Mičetić,
- Nils-Christian Lübke,
- Helena Schnitzer,
- Daniel Wibberg,
- Yvonne Kallberg,
- Flora D'Anna,
- Patricia M. Palagi,
- Mijke Jetten,
- Korbinian Bösl,
- Wei Gu,
- Munazah Andrabi,
- Katharina F. Heil,
- Susanna-Assunta Sansone,
- Ana M. P. Melo,
- Jiri Vondrasek,
- Daniel Faria,
- Ulrike Wittig,
- Anastasis Oulas,
- Jorge Oliveira,
- Pinar Alper,
- Robert Andrews,
- Siiri Fuchs,
- Celia van Gelder,
- Thanasis Vergoulis,
- Brane Leskošek,
- Krzysztof Poterlowicz,
- Patrick Ruch,
- Nazeefa Fatima
Affiliations
- Clare Garrard
- ORCiD
- ELIXIR Hub, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
- Teresa D’Altri
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, 08003, Spain
- Xenia Perez-Sitja
- ORCiD
- Faculty of Life Sciences, CompData, University of Bradford, Bradford, England, BD7 1DP, UK
- Minna Ahokas
- ORCiD
- CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD, Espoo, FI-02101, Finland
- Niclas Jareborg
- ORCiD
- National Bioinformatics Infrastructure (NBIS), Department of Cell and Molecular Biolog,, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Flavio Licciulli
- ORCiD
- Institute for Biomedical Technologies, Bari, 70126, Italy
- Ivan Mičetić
- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, 35131, Italy
- Nils-Christian Lübke
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52428, Germany
- Helena Schnitzer
- ORCiD
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52428, Germany
- Daniel Wibberg
- ORCiD
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52428, Germany
- Yvonne Kallberg
- NBIS, SciLifeLab, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Flora D'Anna
- ORCiD
- VIB Data Core, VIB Technologies, Ghent, 75 9052, Belgium
- Patricia M. Palagi
- ORCiD
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
- Mijke Jetten
- ORCiD
- Stichting Health-RI, Utrecht, Jaarbeursplein 6, AL, 3521, Netherlands Antilles
- Korbinian Bösl
- Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Wei Gu
- Luxembourg National Data Service, Luxembourg, L- 4362, Luxembourg
- Munazah Andrabi
- ORCiD
- Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, England, M13 9PL, UK
- Katharina F. Heil
- ORCiD
- ELIXIR Hub, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
- Susanna-Assunta Sansone
- Oxford e-Research Centre, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, OX13QG, UK
- Ana M. P. Melo
- ORCiD
- INESC-ID, IST, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Jiri Vondrasek
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
- Daniel Faria
- INESC-ID, IST, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Ulrike Wittig
- ORCiD
- Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Heidelberg, 69118, Germany
- Anastasis Oulas
- The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Jorge Oliveira
- ORCiD
- BioData.pt - Portuguese Infrastructure of Biological Data, Oeiras, 2780-156, Portugal
- Pinar Alper
- Luxembourg National Data Service, Luxembourg, L- 4362, Luxembourg
- Robert Andrews
- School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4YS, UK
- Siiri Fuchs
- CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD, Espoo, FI-02101, Finland
- Celia van Gelder
- ORCiD
- Stichting Health-RI, Utrecht, Jaarbeursplein 6, AL, 3521, Netherlands Antilles
- Thanasis Vergoulis
- Athena Research Center, Athens, Greece
- Brane Leskošek
- Institute for Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Sl-1000, Slovenia
- Krzysztof Poterlowicz
- ORCiD
- Faculty of Life Sciences, CompData, University of Bradford, Bradford, England, BD7 1DP, UK
- Patrick Ruch
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1206, Switzerland
- Nazeefa Fatima
- Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13
Abstract
Research data management (RDM) is central to the implementation of the FAIR (Findable Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and Open Science principles. Recognising the importance of RDM, ELIXIR Platforms and Nodes have invested in RDM and launched various projects and initiatives to ensure good data management practices for scientific excellence. These projects have resulted in a rich set of tools and resources highly valuable for FAIR data management. However, these resources remain scattered across projects and ELIXIR structures, making their dissemination and application challenging. Therefore, it becomes imminent to coordinate these efforts for sustainable and harmonised RDM practices with dedicated forums for RDM professionals to exchange knowledge and share resources. The proposed ELIXIR RDM Community will bring together RDM experts to develop ELIXIR’s vision and coordinate its activities, taking advantage of the available assets. It aims to coordinate RDM best practices and illustrate how to use the existing ELIXIR RDM services. The Community will be built around three integral pillars, namely, a network of RDM professionals, RDM knowledge management and RDM training expertise and resources. It will also engage with external stakeholders to leverage benefits and provide a forum to RDM professionals for regular knowledge exchange, capacity building and development of harmonised RDM practices, keeping in line with the overall scope of the RDM Community. In the short term, the Community aims to build upon the existing resources and ensure that the content of these remain up to date and fit for purpose. In the long run, the Community will aim to strengthen the skills and knowledge of its RDM professionals to support the emerging needs of the scientific community. The Community will also devise an effective strategy to engage with other ELIXIR structures and international stakeholders to influence and align with developments and solutions in the RDM field.
