Research Data Sharing and Valorization also includes appendices containing a number of websites and reference texts from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and the CNRS. To the authors’ knowledge, it is the first book to be entirely devoted to these new platforms and is aimed at researchers, teachers, students and professionals working with scientific and technical data and information.
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Renaud Fabre
Chapter 1 The Research Data Repository Facility 1
Violaine Rebouillat and Joachim Schöpfel
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 The term repository in the context of open access 1
1.3 How to define a research data repository 5
1.4 Variable geometry devices 7
1.4.1 Heterogeneous content 7
1.4.2 A variable scope 8
1.4.3 More or less standardized functionalities 10
1.5 The question of trust 15
1.6 Certification 19
1.7 The FAIR principles 21
1.8 Lifecycle and facility 23
1.9 References 26
Chapter 2 The Landscape of Research Data Repositories in France 31
Joachim Schöpfel
2.1 Introduction 31
2.2 Context 31
2.3 Number 33
2.4 Types of repositories 35
2.5 Institutions and partners 38
2.6 Domains 39
2.7 FAIR principles 41
2.8 Certification 43
2.9 Perspectives 44
2.10 References 47
Chapter 3 The International Community: The Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre (CDS) 49
Françoise Genova and Mark G. Allen
3.1 Introduction 49
3.2 The Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre 49
3.3 The mission and organization of the CDS 50
3.4 The evolution and services of the CDS 52
3.5. FAIR principles in astronomy: the astronomical virtual observatory 55
3.6 The use of CDS services 56
3.7 Overview 58
3.8 Perspectives 58
3.8.1 Current and future challenges 58
3.8.2 Future developments 60
3.8.3 What will the CDS look like in 5 or 10 years? 61
3.9 Acknowledgments 61
3.10 References 61
Chapter 4 Data INRAE - The Networked Repository 63
Esther Dzalé Yeumo
Chapter 5 SEANOE - A Thematic Repository 77
Frédéric Merceur, Loic Petit De La Villeon and Sybille Van Iseghem
Chapter 6 Nakala - A Data Publishing Service 97
Stéphane Pouyllau
Chapter 7 The National Repository Option 117
Louki-Géronimo Richou and Joachim Schöpfel
7.1 Introduction 117
7.2 The concept 117
7.3 The request 120
7.4 Features and services 123
7.5 Architecture 125
7.6 Alternatives 127
7.6.1 Develop disciplinary and local solutions 127
7.6.2 Pooling through aggregation 128
7.6.3 Outsource the system to a service provider 128
7.6.4 Develop a partnership with a non-profit actor 129
7.7 Perspectives 130
7.8 Addendum 133
7.9 References 134
Chapter 8 Comparative Study of National Research Services 135
Hugo Catherine
8.1 Introduction 135
8.2 Framework, objectives and scope of the study 135
8.3 Recent national schemes 136
8.4 Missions and objectives 137
8.5 History of the devices 138
8.6 Governance arrangements 139
8.7 Business models 140
8.8 Service offer 141
8.8.1 On the producer side 142
8.8.2 On the user side 143
8.8.3 Computing, analysis and collaboration services 145
8.8.4 Access services for sensitive data 145
8.8.5 Networks of expertise and support 146
8.9 Co-constructed services 147
8.10 Key success factors 149
8.11 References 150
8.12 Webography 151
Chapter 9 Mendeley Data 153
Wouter Haak, Juan García Morgado, Jennifer Rutter, Alberto Zigoni and David Tucker
Chapter 10 Figshare - A Place Where Open Academic Research Outputs Live 175
Mark Hahnel
Chapter 11 Community-Driven Open Reference for Research Data Repositories (COREF) - A Project for Further Development of re3data 197
Nina Weisweiler and Gabriele Kloska
Chapter 12 Issues and Prospects for Research Data Repositories 211
Joachim Schöpfel
12.1 Introduction 211
12.2 The central role of repositories and diversity in the field 211
12.3 The issues 214
12.4 The dynamics of technology 217
12.5 The “new generation” data repository 218
12.6 Toward a “new normal”? 220
12.6.1 The policy dimension 222
12.6.2 The business model 223
12.6.3 The content 224
12.6.4 Diversity versus standard 225
12.6.5 The human factor 226
12.7 References 227
Appendices 231
Appendix A: Websites 233
Appendix B: Reference Documents 237
List of Authors 253
Index 255
