Guidelines for a Standardized Filesystem Layout for Scientific Data
| Autor: | Stefan Luther, Alexander Schlemmer, Ulrich Parlitz, Jan Lebert, Baltasar Rüchardt, Florian Spreckelsen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Information Systems and Management 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Computer science Data management filesystem layout 01 natural sciences Task (project management) 03 medical and health sciences Data acquisition 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Graphical user interface FAIR Structure (mathematical logic) Information retrieval business.industry File format lcsh:Z Computer Science Applications lcsh:Bibliography. Library science. Information resources Metadata 030104 developmental biology Workflow research data management business file structure Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | Data, Vol 5, Iss 43, p 43 (2020) Data Volume 5 Issue 2 |
| ISSN: | 2306-5729 |
| Popis: | Storing scientific data on the filesystem in a meaningful and transparent way is no trivial task. In particular, when the data have to be accessed after their originator has left the lab, the importance of a standardized filesystem layout cannot be underestimated. It is desirable to have a structure that allows for the unique categorization of all kinds of data from experimental results to publications. They have to be accessible to a broad variety of workflows, e.g., via graphical user interface as well as via command line, in order to find widespread acceptance. Furthermore, the inclusion of already existing data has to be as simple as possible. We propose a three-level layout to organize and store scientific data that incorporates the full chain of scientific data management from data acquisition to analysis to publications. Metadata are saved in a standardized way and connect original data to analyses and publications as well as to their originators. A simple software tool to check a file structure for compliance with the proposed structure is presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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