ANU data Commons

Enabling E Research

What is it ?

• Building a repository for data setso data can be depositedo updatedo published to Research Data Australia

• Researcher retains ownership of datao can decide what can/should be made public

Technology

• Based on Fedora Commonso rich access controlo web interface to allow researchers to upload,

update, publish datao also a command line tool that is scriptable for

automated upload

Storage

• Storage including backup provided by DOI storage infrastructure

• Currently no restrictions on use

Progress

• Almost hereo closed invitation only beta 13 Julyo open beta 04 September

Populating the commons

• Lisa Bradley seconded from library to conduct audit of datasets

o will be contacting yourselves and individual researchers about data

o you may get queries from your researcherso Aim is to get at least 50 data sets into Research

Data Australia

• No bar to individual researchers uploading data during open beta

Questions