Data Commons timeline

1. ANU data
Commons
Enabling E Research

2. What is it ?
• Building a repository for data sets
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data can be deposited
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updated
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published to Research Data Australia
• Researcher retains ownership of data
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can decide what can/should be made public

3. Technology
• Based on Fedora Commons
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rich access control
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web interface to allow researchers to upload,
update, publish data
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also a command line tool that is scriptable for
automated upload

4. Storage
• Storage including backup provided by DOI
storage infrastructure
• Currently no restrictions on use

5. Progress
• Almost here
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closed invitation only beta 13 July
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open beta 04 September

6. Populating the commons
• Lisa Bradley seconded from library to
conduct audit of datasets
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will be contacting yourselves and individual
researchers about data
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you may get queries from your researchers
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Aim is to get at least 50 data sets into Research
Data Australia
• No bar to individual researchers uploading
data during open beta

7. Questions