Introduction to NovaCrate

Description:

NovaCrate is a browser-based editor for creating, editing, visualising, and validating Research Object Crates (RO-Crates). It helps researchers package data, metadata, and contextual information in a structured and reusable format.

Ingredients:

• Web browser
• Access to the NovaCrate web application

Steps:

1. Open the NovaCrate web application.

2. Click Open NovaCrate.

3. Select Quickstart from the main menu.

4. Open one of the example RO-Crates provided.

5. Review the metadata entities in the Entity Editor.

6. Use the tools available in the left-hand navigation panel to:

   • open the File Explorer and browse the crate contents;
   • open the Metadata Graph and visualise the relationships between entities;
   • open the JSON Editor and inspect the crate metadata in JSON-LD format.
   • open the Context Editor and check the RO-Crate specification used by the example.

Servings: A basic understanding of the NovaCrate interface and its core functionality.

You may now continue with:

• Creating a New Crate

If you prefer learning by watching, we’ve also made this recipe available as a youtube video!