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Web

DataStorage.nrw are object-based storage systems for research data and Web is the standard resource type in Coscine. Web resources can be created directly in each project.

An icon used on the Coscine platform to represent the web resource. It depicts a dark blue folder icon with a globe on top of it.

Figure 1 – Icon of a Web resource

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)

Web-Storage space in Coscine

  • Select an Web instance in step 1 when creating a resource
  • Data upload via browser (interaction via Coscine API possible)
  • 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)