RDS-Web

The Research Data Store (RDS) is an object-based storage for research data and RDS-Web is the default resource type in Coscine. RDS-Web resources can be created directly in any project.

Background

• Free storage financed by the DFG and the MWK NRW
• Exclusively intended for use with research data
• Condition: good research data management (e.g. projects and files provided with metadata)

RDS-Web in Coscine

• Select an RDS-Web instance in step 1 when creating a resource (e.g. for RWTH members RWTH-RDS-Web)
• Data upload via browser (interaction via Coscine API possible)

Storage space in RDS-Web

• Employees of participating universities have an initial 25 GB per project
• In the Storage Management of the project the storage can be increased to max. 100 GB
• If the storage is not sufficient or none is displayed, additional storage space has to be requested (see Storage Management)