research network and database system (fud) a modular environment for collecting, editing, publishing...

Research Network and Database System (FuD)

A modular environment for collecting, editing, publishing and archiving research data

Coalition for Networked InformationFall 2012 Membership Meeting

Virtual Research Environments in Germany:Funding Activities of the German Research Foundation

December 10-11, 2012Washington, DC

Areas of Application

Initial Idea and Concept

Basic System and Components


© 2011 Forschungsnetzwerk und Datenbanksystem - SFB 600 - Universität Trier

Project management and first users

Trier Center for Digital Humanities

Collaborative Research Center CRC 600 "Strangers and Poor People": research cluster with a wide range of subjects; 70 researchers in 25 projects

Development

2004: FuD – research network and database system for the CRC 600

2013/2014: FuD2015 – virtual research environment for humanities and business model

2015: Transition to regular and permanent operation

Basic strategy for system development

Close cooperation between humanities scholars and IT developers

Programming within the specific research and application context

Using the research process as orientation

Considering the different requirements of disciplines

Fud System – Initial Idea and Concept


Requirement profile

1. Organization and coordination of cooperation within a research network

2. Systematic data collection in the database system

3. Support of the different stages of the research process

4. Re-use: a VRE for the humanities

Fud System – Initial Idea and Concept



Basic System und Components



Three subsystems – one research platform

Fud System – Basic System and Components

Data collection and analysis system

Primary data

Metadata

Analytical data

Editing and publication system

Source edition

Specialized texts

Expert information

Archive and information system

Data archive

Publications

Expert information


Data collection and analysis system – functions

Entry forms for different types of documents

Mechanisms for document organization and data exchange

Research tools

Tools for text analysis and interpretation

Tools for text annotation

Print and export interfaces

etc.




Data collection and analysis system:Creating an inventory



Data collection and analysis system:Research and rights management system

in Teilinformationseinheiten oder in allen Informationsbereichen mit


FuD System: Basic System and Components

Data collection and analysis system: text analysis



FuD System – Basic System and Components


Source edition

Specialized texts

Expert information

Archiv- und Informations-system

SFB-Datenarchiv

SFB-Publikationen

Fachinformation


Primary data

Metadata

Analytical data


Source edition

Specialized texts

Expert information


Data archive

Publications

Expert information


Editing and publication system – functions

Generating source editions and academic papers

Supporting online and print publications

Text editor, for example for historical-critical editions

Elaborate editorial workflow

XML-import interface to data collection and analysis component

Research and index tools

Print and export interfaces

etc.




Editing and publication system: preparing a source edition


Copy-editing

Final proof

Publication

Creating the text

Editorial proof

Editing and publication system – editorial workflow




Redaktions- und Publikationssystem: Online-Publikation mit Blacklight





Primary data

Metadata

Analytical data


Source edition

Specialized texts

Expert information


Data archive

Publications

Expert information




Prototype for a research data repository of the Trier University

Long-term archiving of primary research data by using the OAIS-model

Verifiability of research results

Reusability of primary data for new research projects



Archive and information system – user interface data archive



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Import and export interfaces

OAI

XML (METS, MODS, TEI, …)

Kallias

Kalliope

DFG-Viewer

DenQ

perspectivia.net

Gephi

Typo3

Fedora

…



Basic System and Components



FuD System – Areas of Application

Analyzing archival material

A virtual salon: Constance de Salm’s correspondence, scientific analysis of the lettersGerman Historical Institute, Paris



Collection of archeological objects and images

Image database for ancient slaveryTrier University – Ancient History Academy of the Sciences and Literature, Mainz



Creating historical-critical source editions for print and online publication

Edition of the painters’ guild laws until c.1800German Research Foundation (DFG)

Intersection - edition of artisan guild laws in German and Polish until c.1800 Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media

artifex - Redefining Boundaries: Artistic training by the guilds in Central Europe up to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ERC-Advanced Grant 2010Social History of the Artist Research Center, Trier University



Creating historical-critical source editions for print and online publication

Pauper Letters and Petitions for Poor Relief in Germany and Great Britain, 1770-1914German Historical Institute London University of Leicester



Analysis and visualization of communication networks and structures

Networked correspondences. Analysis and visualization of social, spatial, temporal and thematic networks in letter corporaTrier UniversityGerman Literature Archive MarbachMartin-Luther-University Halle-WittenbergFederal Ministry for Education and Research



Retro-digitization, revision and online publication of printed registers, charters and documents Digital edition Transylvanian Register-book

University of Koblenz-Landau, Institute for Evangelical Theology at the Campus LandauFederal Commissioner for Culture and Media

Preparing a edition of sources for a book format Corpus of sources concerning the history of the Jews in the Roman-

German Empire during the later Middle AgesArye Maimon-Institute for the history of the Jews, Trier University – medieval historyAcademy of the Sciences and Literature, Mainz

Compilation of digital editions of complete works Arthur Schnitzler: Complete Works. Digital historical-critical edition

University of WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalian Academy of SciencesCambridge University Library


Links

Research network and database system (FuD)

www.fud.uni-trier.de

FuD System manual

www.sfb600-online.uni-trier.de

Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 600 „Strangers and Poor

People“

www.sfb600.uni-trier.de

Trier Center for Digital Humanities

www.kompetenzzentrum.uni-trier.de

For further information, feel free to contact me

Yvonne Rommelfanger, [email protected]

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