Coscine
Introduction
Coscine is an integration platform for research data. It simplifies metadata management, project member management, and allows to conveniently archive research data.
Datasheet
Status: 16.06.2021
| Homepage | https://coscine.pages.rwth-aachen.de/docs/public/pages/en/ |
| Description | https://coscine.pages.rwth-aachen.de/docs/public/pages/en/about/ |
| Code | https://git.rwth-aachen.de/coscine |
| Communities | --- |
Features
Status: 16.06.2021
| Supported Schema(s) | --- | All schemas with supported format |
| Supported Format(s) | RDF, SHACL | |
| Interface(s) | REST, GUI | |
| Open Source | yes | https://git.rwth-aachen.de/coscine |
| License | MIT | |
| Versioning | yes | Usage of PROV |
| AAI | yes | |
| External Storage | yes | |
| Referencable | yes | PID for resources and projects |
Description
- Register Schema:
- Support for arbitrary schemas of a specific format (e.g. JSON Schema, XSD)
- The schema should at least be referencable by a unique identifier.
- Update Schema:
- Possibility to
- work on different versions of a schema
- adapt schemas over time
- Possibility to
- Validate Schema:
- Check schema for correct syntax
- Ingest Metadata:
- Store metadata (document) in repository
- Ideally with previous validation
- Store metadata (document) in repository
- Update Metadata:
- Possibility to update already ingested metadata (documents).
- Validate Metadata:
- Possibility to validate documents on the basis of registered schemas.
- Search by Administrative MD:
- Search documents by their metadata (e.g. ingest date, ingester, ...)
- Search by Content:
- Search documents by their content
- Persistent Identifier:
- Support for Persistent Identifiers (e.g. DOI, Handle)
Additional Features
Status: 16.06.2021
- Has a UI which can generate form elements based on RDF SHACL application profiles
- Interaction with a multitude of storage providers
- Provides access to its own version of S3 storage, called "RDS"
Functionality
Status: 16.06.2021
| Function | Supported | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Register Schema | + | RDF, SHACL |
| Update Schema | + | |
| Validate Schema | (+) | Syntax check |
| Ingest Metadata | + | |
| Update Metadata | + | |
| Validate Metadata | + | |
| Search by ... | ||
| ... Administrative MD | + | |
| ... Content | (+) | Planned |
| Persistent Identifier | + |
Remarks
- Strong emphasis on following the FAIR principles
- Focus on collaborative work
- Uncomplicated data access