ARC Resources
ARC-related resources – from the community for the community.
Benefit from the accumulated knowledge of data stewards, developers, and researchers who have contributed to the ARC ecosystem. This page aggregates a selection of resources such as educational videos, publications, wikis, and more that have been shared by the ARC community.
#Articles and Wikis
#DataPLANT Knowledge Base
The DataPLANT Knowledge Base explains fundamental topics on RDM and how these aspects are implemented by the consortium to support plant researchers with RDM tools and services.
Some highlighted articles:
#ARC Dictionary
A collection of terms and concepts related to the ARC ecosystem. It is available here
#Educational Videos
#DataPLANT Youtube Channel
DataPLANT has a youtube channel with educational videos on ARCs, quickstarts for tooling, and educational talks.
Here are some highlights:
#Publications
A curated list of publications related to ARCS.
PLANTdataHUB: a collaborative platform for continuous FAIR data sharing in plant research
Weil, Heinrich Lukas et al.
Authors
Weil, Heinrich Lukas and Schneider, Kevin and Tschöpe, Marcel and Bauer, Jonathan and Maus, Oliver and Frey, Kevin and Brilhaus, Dominik and Martins Rodrigues, Cristina and Doniparthi, Gajendra and Wetzels, Florian and Lukasczyk, Jonas and Kranz, Angela and Grüning, Björn and Zimmer, David and Deßloch, Stefan and von Suchodoletz, Dirk and Usadel, Björn and Garth, Christoph and Mühlhaus, Timo
Abstract
SUMMARY In modern reproducible, hypothesis-driven plant research, scientists are increasingly relying on research data management (RDM) services and infrastructures to streamline the processes of collecting, processing, sharing, and archiving research data. FAIR (i.e., findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) research data play a pivotal role in enabling the integration of interdisciplinary knowledge and facilitating the comparison and synthesis of a wide range of analytical findings. The PLANTdataHUB offers a solution that realizes RDM of scientific (meta)data as evolving collections of files in a directory – yielding FAIR digital objects called ARCs – with tools that enable scientists to plan, communicate, collaborate, publish, and reuse data on the same platform while gaining continuous quality control insights. The centralized platform is scalable from personal use to global communities and provides advanced federation capabilities for institutions that prefer to host their own satellite instances. This approach borrows many concepts from software development and adapts them to fit the challenges of the field of modern plant science undergoing digital transformation. The PLANTdataHUB supports researchers in each stage of a scientific project with adaptable continuous quality control insights, from the early planning phase to data publication. The central live instance of PLANTdataHUB is accessible at (https://git.nfdi4plants.org), and it will continue to evolve as a community-driven and dynamic resource that serves the needs of contemporary plant science.