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Task Area 3 - 2consolidate�Long-term data, tools and service preservation, certification

Birgitta König-Ries, Ivaylo Kostadinov, Uwe Scholz, Dagmar Triebel, Philipp Wieder

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Task Area 3 - Measures

M1: Identification and description of the current and emerging technical ecosystems in biodiversity research

Lead: IPK, co-lead: GDWG

M2: Profiling biodiversity tools, technical services and data centers, adopting them as NFDI-RDC-recommended and guide them towards certification

Lead: GDWG, co-lead: IPK

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M3: Adaption, Enhancement, and Consolidation of NFDI4Biodiversity tool and technical service backbone

Lead SNSB, co-lead: Uni Jena, GFBio e.V.

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M1 - 1st Activities

Software that can be downloaded and executed locally on the users' hardware.

Tool / Application

Software providing large amounts of structured data to the user.

Database

Software that combines multiple tools / applications. They may be used locally or remotely via the internet.

Workflow / Pipeline

Software that is installed on a server and can be used by users via a web page and the internet.

Web Application

Collection of pre-implemented functions for a specific task that can be accessed via a well-defined interfaces.

Library / API

Service with direct user contact for topics going beyond the support for the other services.

Support / Consulting

Service Categories of

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M1 - Mapping of NFDI4Biodiv Services to Categories

Determined Services from the Use case interviews:

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  • VAT/GeoEngine
  • Training of species experts
  • Taxon table tools
  • Species reporting apps
  • Barcoding pipeline
  • ...

Experiences so far:

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  • Categories build a good foundation
  • Adaptation of categories possible if necessary
  • Transformable into ITIL format for future certification

ITIL- Information Technology Infrastructure Library

  • Describes Best Practices
  • De-facto Standard for Service Management

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M1 - CS4BioDiversity Workshop

Online on Monday, September 27 2021 as part of INFORMATIK 2021

Registration is still possible!

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Research talks and software market place

(23 contributions)

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Details:

https://www.nfdi4biodiversity.org/cs4biodiversity/

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M2 - Overview

Objectives

  1. Provide “support to users to professionalize their tools and guide them to be NFDI-RDC compliant”.
  2. Support “certification of [...] software tools, of technical services and of domain-specific data repositories”.

Assessment

  • Repository certification according to CoreTrustSeal (CTS)
    • Easy, but resource-intensive: Clear requirements & standard process
    • Impact of data stewardship/owner responsibilities often underestimated
  • Compliance & certification of tools & services
    • Definition of “RDC-compliance” will take a while
    • Best possible support for tools & services to be defined

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M2 - Sustainable Tool & Software Development

With unlimited resources …

… coding & testing guidelines, “standardised” plattform, (external) code reviews, compliance & interoperability tests, ...

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Practical approach for us

  • Combination of best practices, integration guidelines, & tests
  • Close collaboration with TA4
  • Communication with NFDI Section on Common Services (& Quality Management & Assurance once established)

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Existing sources

  • RDA “FAIR for Research Software” WG
  • UK Software Sustainability Institute
  • Research Software Engineers DE (de.RSE)
  • Software Carpentry, Eurise Network, ...

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M3 - Capturing the Status Quo

Many partners with existing tools/ services involved in M3:

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    • (GFBio) Data Centers: BGBM, DSMZ, IPK (e!DAL-PGP), Jena Data Center, MfN, PANGAEA, SGN, SMNS, SNSB, ZFMK; ENA

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    • Data and Service Providers: GWDG, UFZ, HIFMB, SAB, Uni Leipzig, ARAGES (SMNK), BIOfid, BIBI, HITS, UniGießen, BGBM-DI, GFBio e.V., GdO, DNAquanet

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@ Are you missing in that list? Should you be elsewhere?

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M3 - Capturing the Status Quo

  • M3 started compiling existing information from the data centers (repositories) in a confluence wiki.

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  • Will get in touch next month to set up interviews based on a questionnaire to fill gaps.
    • @WP1,WP4: If you want to be part of that: get in touch!

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  • Afterwards: Joint workshop with TA4M5 to gather and prioritize the demands of the more than 20 partners on tool and services enhancement, documentation and consolidation.

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→ Long-term goal of the NFDI4Biodiv: support partners to make tools, data and services fit for RDC

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Task Area 3 - Questions for Discussion

  1. Did we miss any important tool/service categories? If so: which?
  2. As a tool and service provider: How do you want to be guided to provide your tools? Should there be a “knowledge base” edited by the NFDI4Biodiversity community with information on the tools (quality, usability) and tool recommendation?
  3. As a data repository: How do you want to be guided to provide data?
  4. What kind of support would you like to have to make your tools and services FAIR and sustainable?
  5. In case of high demand: what are your suggestions for managing/prioritizing requests for support?
  6. How can we improve the communication and the cooperation between all Task Areas?

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Communication - Mailing lists

Mailing Listen sind angelegt, nach bestätigter Anmeldung können alle Mitglieder über die Liste Emails versenden.

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Task Area 3

Task Area 3 Measure 1

Task Area 3 Measure 2

Task Area 3 Measure 3

TA3 Kick-Off

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Thank You!

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M2 - CoreTrustSeal

Goal

Certification of research data repositories

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Approach

  • Definition of concise support process & responsibilities
    • Instantiation via Helpdesk (TA1)
  • Maximize “standard” parts of the standardisation process
    • Unify digital object management & technology
  • Support applicants in writing CTS application
    • Benefit from GFBio experience
  • Include data owner /data steward responsibilities

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Suggestions

  • Drive (or link to) establishment of NFDI Section on Quality Management & Assurance
  • Establish direct link to CTS Board to streamline process

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Task Area 3 - Questions for Discussion

Please go to www.menti.com and use the code 3886 7712

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Questionnaire

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