Building Open Research Data Services

Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 1 Building Open Research Data Services 31.10.2025 - Schweizer Bibliothekskongress 2025 Felder, Fabian; Ulrich-Nath, Moushumi; Bachmann, Michael Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Schweizer Bibliothekskongress 231.10.2025 Discover our learning modules Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management Outline 331.10.2025 ⬡Introduction ORD Measure 3 / Data Management Campus ⬡RDM Online Learning Modules on OpenLearnity ⬡Community for Open Educational Resources (OER) on Zenodo ⬡Researcher Engagement in the Project Schweizer Bibliothekskongress Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management ETH Domain Open Research Data Program 4 CHF 15 Mio 2021 – 2024 (Projects run to 2026) Position 95 Research Data Projects (M1) 10 Infrastructure, Support & Community Projects (M2) RDM Training modules (M3) Legal Basis for ORD (M4) Careers for ORD Professionals (M5) ORD Program 5 Measures Open sharing of research data is essential for progress and excellence in all scientific fields and research disciplines Steering Committee (SC) Expert Group Services & Infrastructure (EG-SI) Expert Group Research (EG-R) https://open-research-data-portal.ch/ 31.10.2025Schweizer Bibliothekskongress Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management ETH Domain ORD Training Initiative 5 ⬡Duration: 2.5-year ETH Board ORD Program Project (ending June 2026) ⬡Collaboration: EPFL Library, Lib4RI, ETHZ Library, ETHZ SIS ⬡Online RDM Training Modules: Develop short, flexible modules outside the curriculum (self-paced) ⬡Open Educational Resources: Create reusable, modifiable content (CC-BY license) ⬡Engagement with researchers: Involve researchers in content development & feedback FRANCESCO ANGELA ARNE FABIAN MOUSHUMI + many researchers 31.10.2025 HENRY FABIAN ANDRES AGNIESZKA MATTHIAS RUI (SC) Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Schweizer Bibliothekskongress Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management An integrated approach 6 ⬡10 RDM eLearning modules ⬡Largely based on existing material ⬡Short, stand-alone, self-paced ⬡Official project webpage ⬡Entry point for modules & OER ⬡List outputs & contributors ⬡OER platform for RDM trainings developed in the ETH Domain ⬡Contributions from project & external 31.10.2025 Researcher engagement Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Schweizer Bibliothekskongress Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management 10 eLearning modules for RDM & ORD 7 Open Science and FAIR Data Principles What is Open Science? –Research data lifecycle –FAIR data principles … Data Organization and Management Folder structure –Naming conventions –Data quality –RDM systems ... Data Documentation and Metadata README files –Metadata standards –Ontologies – … Data Storage, Backup, and Versioning 3-2-1 backup rule –Storage options –Legal aspects – Versioning –Collaborative solutions –... Data Publishing and Long-Term Preservation Persistent identifiers –Data availability statements – Data Preparation –Repositories – Policies – ... Code Management and Reproducibility Version control –Coding environment –Containerization – Reproducible research workflows –... Sensitive Data Treatment Identifying & classifying sensitive data –Storage and sharing considerations –Legal & ethical requirements –... Writing useful Data Management Plans Key components of a DMP –Cost considerations – Institutional & Funders policies –... Licenses Sharing data / code under a licence –Data licences –Code licences –Reusing licenced data/code –... Open file formats and open-source code Open file formats –Open-source code & software – Alternatives to proprietary formats & software –... Q1-2025 Q3-2025 In prep. Optional: Advanced module on RDM systems & ELNs (e.g. openBIS) Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Schweizer Bibliothekskongress 31.10.2025 Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management 8 Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Schweizer Bibliothekskongress 31.10.2025 Data Management Campus – open learning modules for research data management Zenodo RDM OER Community for the ETH Domain 9 https://zenodo.org/communities/eth-domain-oer-rdm ⬡OER platform for RDM trainings developed in the ETH Domain ⬡All project outputs are uploaded to the community ⬡LMS export incl. pages, images, quizzes etc. ⬡Videos are hosted on Zenodo and embedded in LMS ⬡Relevant submissions from ETH Domain members are included after review ⬡Submissions use resource type “Lesson” to identify educational material Congrès suisse des bibliothèques Schweizer Bibliothekskongress 31.10.2025 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 1. What is a data steward? 16 “People who support the management of research data and reproducible data workflows in research groups, institutes and departments.” ETH Zurich Researcher Research Data Manager Support Staff Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 2. Why build a network? 17 https://ethrat.ch/en/eth-domain/portrait-eth-domain/ Purpose of Network •Communication –facilitate synergies, knowledge exchange •Access to resources and trainings –enable ORD practice and promote standardization Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 3. How to build a network: collaboration 18 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 3. How to build a network: collaboration 19 Since 2023, •MS Teams •Mailing list •Website •Biannual event https://library.ethz.ch/en/researching-and-publishing/data-management-and-policies/research-data-management/data-stewardship.html Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Spring Event at ETH Zurich •Invited 4RIs to join network and attend event •Result: ~50 of which ~1/3 4RI 3. How to build a network: collaboration 20 Title Presenter Research Integrity Advisors Raffael Iturrizaga (VPF, ETH Zurich) State of Research Data Policies in Material Science Journals Jonathan Schmidt (D-MATL, ETH Zurich) The Materials Cloud Valeria Granata (THEOS, EPFL) Architecture and tools for collecting medical research data; Nexus Lab Data Management app Natalia Chicherova (NEXUS, ETH Zurich) Data management challenges for underground research labs Liliana Vargas (D-EAPS, ETH Zurich) Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Fall Event at Eawag-Empa Campus –Nov. 4, 2025 from 14-17 3. How to build a network: collaboration 21 Presentation Speaker Efficient and sustainable generation of training videos for Research Data Management Matthias Rösslein (EMPA) On the fly data standardization and processing Matthias Bavay (SLF) NTSuisse: Re-imagining LC‐HRMS Data Sharing Johannes Boog (Eawag) FAIR Standards for Electron Microscopy Data Spencer Bliven (PSI) Managing Research Data with openBIS Caterina Barillari (ETH Zurich) From Paper to Digital Tools: An Overview of the Transition at Empa Stefanie Beatrice Hauser (EMPA) From Bean to Bar -Producing Official Swiss National Forest Inventory Result Tables Rolf Meile (WSL) Data management within the Trambio project Ada Ayechu (EMPA) Stronger Together: Centralized RDM Tools in Development Chase Núñez & Felix Moerman (Lib4RI) Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 3. How to build a network: collaboration 22 •Communication –facilitate synergies, knowledge exchange •Access to resources and trainings – enable ORD practice and promote standardization Purpose of Network •Spring and Fall Community Events •Mailing list •MS Teams (lol), but Elements? •? –New Money, New Project Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 4. Tools to enable ORD Practice: collaboration and at Lib4RI 23 DMP Tool 4RI Specific Data Quality Checks Personalized trainings (ex. Git) Website development Data steward job checklist Task visualization: software engineers vs. data stewards Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 5. Sustainability How many of you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the number of data-related networks, working groups, and initiatives out there? When there are so many communities, what actually makes you choose to engage with one and not another? What keeps you involved in a community once the initial excitement, or funding, fades? If you could improve one thing about how research data support networks work today, what would it be? 24 menti.com 5918 5162 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL 6. Conclusion 25 Collaboration between the libraries of the ETH Domain has been helpful in helping build our data stewardship network at the 4RIs. Challenge: How to keep momentum in a rapidly evolving context, after end of project? Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Wikipedia vs. social media: Wikipedia is a trusted and (more) reliable source Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 32 Houda Elmimouni, Andrea Forte, and Jonathan Morgan. 2022. Why People Trust Wikipedia Articles: Credibility Assessment Strategies Used by Readers. In The 18th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2022), September 7–9, 2022, Madrid, Spain. ACM, New York, NY, USA 10 Pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555051.3555052 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Wikipedia vs. social media: Wikipedia is a trusted and (more) reliable source Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 33 Houda Elmimouni, Andrea Forte, and Jonathan Morgan. 2022. Why People Trust Wikipedia Articles: Credibility Assessment Strategies Used by Readers. In The 18th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2022), September 7–9, 2022, Madrid, Spain. ACM, New York, NY, USA 10 Pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555051.3555052 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Wikipedia vs. social media: Wikipedia is a trusted and (more) reliable source Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 34 Houda Elmimouni, Andrea Forte, and Jonathan Morgan. 2022. Why People Trust Wikipedia Articles: Credibility Assessment Strategies Used by Readers. In The 18th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2022), September 7–9, 2022, Madrid, Spain. ACM, New York, NY, USA 10 Pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555051.3555052 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL More 4RI input for Wikipedia where needed Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 35 Picture created by Michael Schönitzer, taken without changes from https://upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Wik ipediaSchwesterprojekte.pdf, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL More 4RI input for Wikipedia where needed Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 36 Shows popular demand Information source 404 Information Not Found Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL More 4RI input for Wikipedia where needed Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 37 Shows popular demand Information source 404 Information Not Found Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Wikimedia CH – Lib4RI – M. Cinelli/University of Rome: Identifying knowledge gaps and fill them Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 38 Group of M. Cinelli Lib4RI / Wikimedia CH Eawag/Empa/PSI/WSL Identify emerging trends / questions on social media platforms, google, … Compare these to coverage on Wikipedia Knowledge gap identified? Analyze knowledge gaps Compare to institutional knowledge (repository DORA) Identify researchers that can fill gaps Editathons / Writathons Outreach material Fill gaps where possible (topics, languages) Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Outlook Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 39 Institutionalize workflow Framework for other institutes / universities Extend to other wiki projects Wikidata Wikimedia commons … Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL Using the Wikiverse to Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Research 40 Lib4RI –Excellent Services for Excellent Research. www.lib4ri.ch inf[email protected] T: + 41 58 765 57 00