Eva Effertz
Program Director, Research Centers Division
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Introduction by DFG (Effertz)
Presentation (Effertz)
Christian Willmes
Research Scientist
University of Cologne
Constanze Curdt
Research Scientist
University of Cologne
Data Management in Interdisciplinary Research Projects: Case Studies CRC/TR 32 and CRC 806 (Constanze Curdt and Christian Willmes)
Managing and archiving research data in a well-organized framework is essential in every interdisciplinary, long-term research project. All data created or collected have to be stored and backed up along with accurate descriptive information. In addition, the data should be easily accessible by and exchangeable among the project participants. DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) should apply for a data management project. These sub-projects are responsible for the development and implementation of a research data management system.
This presentation will feature two CRC data management case studies: (i) the Transregional CRC 32 “Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Systems: Monitoring, Modeling and Data Assimilation” (CRC/TR32,) and (ii) CRC 806 “Our Way to Europe: Culture-Environment Interaction and Human Mobility in the Late Quaternary.” A web-based data management system, a so-called CRC project database, was implemented for both projects, to handle all relevant research data. Both CRC databases are physically located at the Regional Computing Center of the University of Cologne (RRZK). Secure, sustainable archives and back-ups are provided within this environment.
http://www.tr32db.de
http://www.crc806db.de
Presentation (Curdt, Willmes)
