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    Data and software in research

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    Data and software in research

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    Petra Heermann

    Contact person for legal questions about open access

    Main Library

    • Phone number: +49 9131 85-23920
    • Fax number: +49 9131 85-29309
    • Email: petra.heermann@fau.de

    Dr. Jürgen Rohrwild

    Subject specialist Biology, Physics, Research data management

    Science and Technology Branch Library (TNZB)

    • Phone number: +49 9131 85-28591
    • Fax number: +49 9131 85-27843
    • Email: juergen.rohrwild@fau.de

    Research data are an inherent component of academic work and therefore essential for teaching and research. They are as diverse as research itself, which makes it hard to define.

    What are Research Data?

    All data that are produced within an academic research project is considered research data.
    Research data are as diverse as research itself. Thus, they can take various forms, depending on the research field and the methodology.
    To name few examples:
    • (digitally collected) experimental data in natural sciences and technology
    • survey data in social sciences
    • (digital) images of historical artefacts in history of art and archaeology
    • (digitized) manuscripts in linguistics and literature
    • audio recordings
    • geo-reference data

    Within a research project, one can re-use existing data (for a list of data archives and repositories see https://www.re3data.org/), or generate new data. Accordingly, research data can be both the basis and the result of the research process.
    Research data can be collected, stored, curated etc. in analogue and digital form. However, it is significantly easier to share digital rather than physical data.

    Handling of Research Data

    Despite various advantages, sharing research data comes with technical, legal and ethical challenges. Furthermore, the use of digital data is more widely established in some research disciplines than in others. Therefore, different subjects have different prerequisites in terms of the available infrastructure for archiving, sharing and publication of data. In November 2021, the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg published an Open Science Policy.
    If you have any questions about personal data, please contact the FAU data protection officer: datenschutzbeauftragter@fau.de, phone: +49 9131 8525860

    Library courses on data management basics in German are bookable. Complementary information and library services can be found via the menu on the left.
    Further specialized research data services and support is provided by
    FAU Competence Unit for Research Data and Information

    • FAUDataCloud (data archive, data publication and curation service) in collaboration with Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen (RRZE)
    • FAUWissKICloud system (a virtual research environment for collaborative work using linked data and much more)
    • electronic lab notebooks
    • advice for and assistance with grant applications

    Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen

    • backup services
    • cloud storage and data transfer with FAUBox
    • web servers, Wiki systems, et cetera
    • HPC services
    • software for research
    • IT courses

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