International Journal of Digital Curation (Jul 2014)

Data Management in Metagenomics: A Risk Management Approach

  • Filipe Ferreira,
  • Miguel E. Coimbra,
  • Raquel Bairrão,
  • Ricardo Viera,
  • Ana T. Freitas,
  • Luís M. S. Russo,
  • José Borbinha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v9i1.299
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 41 – 56

Abstract

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In eScience, where vast data collections are processed in scientific workflows, new risks and challenges are emerging. Those challenges are changing the eScience paradigm, mainly regarding digital preservation and scientific workflows. To address specific concerns with data management in these scenarios, the concept of the Data Management Plan was established, serving as a tool for enabling digital preservation in eScience research projects. We claim risk management can be jointly used with a Data Management Plan, so new risks and challenges can be easily tackled. Therefore, we propose an analysis process for eScience projects using a Data Management Plan and ISO 31000 in order to create a Risk Management Plan that can complement the Data Management Plan. The motivation, requirements and validation of this proposal are explored in the MetaGen-FRAME project, focused in Metagenomics.