Coscine

Betreibende Institution: IT Center der RWTH Aachen University
Kategorie: Kooperativer Hochschuldienst
Website: https://about.coscine.de/

Kurzbeschreibung

Coscine is a research data management platform that supports universities and researchers in the structured management, collaboration, and long-term archiving of research data. Target groups include researchers at participating universities as well as institutions of the Digital University NRW and NFDI consortia. The main benefit lies in integration into existing workflows through FAIR-oriented metadata management, management of resources such as storage space (e.g. DataStorage.nrw), and support of the data lifecycle.

Thematische Einordnung

Dienstart: Platform (FDM)

Funktionskategorie: Research Data Management (RDM)

Schlagworte: - Coscine - Research data management - FAIR principles - Resource management - Metadata management - Project-based storage - S3 integration - ORCID integration - Data security - Open-source platform

Kooperationsstruktur

Betreibende Institution: IT Center der RWTH Aachen University

Koordination / Dachorganisation: DH.NRW

Teilnehmende Hochschulen: 29 Hochschulen in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kooperationsmodell: Federated – Coscine is operated by a university consortium consisting of several universities in North Rhine-Westphalia (RWTH Aachen University, University of Cologne, University of Duisburg-Essen, Ruhr University Bochum, and Technical University Dortmund). These institutions collaborate on the development and operation of the platform, with resources (particularly the Research Data Storage) based on shared standards and managed in a decentralized manner. The platform is open source and uses shared technical and organizational frameworks, indicating a focused yet decentralized cooperation model.

Governance-Struktur: -

Geografischer Scope

Räumliche Reichweite: Statewide (one federal state)

Bundesland: Nordrhein-Westfalen

Finanzierung & Nachhaltigkeit

Finanzierungsmodell: Model

Fördergeber: DFG und Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (MKW NRW)

Umsetzungsphase: Regular operation (permanent)

Zielgruppen & Zugang

Zielgruppen: -

Zugangsvoraussetzungen: Prerequisites

Zugangsmodell: Self-registration after login, application required

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Coscine is a research data management platform that supports researchers in securely, systematically, and collaboratively managing their data throughout the entire project lifecycle. The service accompanies projects from the initial idea to archiving and enables storing various types of research data—from small files to large datasets—within so-called "resources." These resources can be hosted on different storage systems, such as the Research Data Storage (RDS) or cloud services like GitLab or S3. Important: Coscine does not store the data directly itself, but acts as a central interface that facilitates collaboration through metadata, persistent identifiers (PIDs), and access rights. This allows researchers not only to securely deposit their data but also to find, reuse, and jointly work on it more easily—fully in line with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

The particular added value of Coscine lies in its integration into existing research processes. Instead of requiring new

Technische Angaben

Eingesetzte Technologien: ["Coscine (Plattform)", "REST-API", "S3 (Protokoll)", "ElasticSearch", "Virtuoso (RDF-Speicher)", "ORCID (Persistent Identifier)", "Dell ECS (Cloud-Speicher-Technologie)"]

Plattform: Hybrid

Datenstandort: Center for Computing Services Aachen, NRW

Schnittstellen: - REST-API
- DFN-AAI
- Shibboleth
- WebDAV
- Desktop-Client

Service-Informationen

Leistungsumfang: [Up to 100 GB storage per project for web and S3 resources (for university members); additional storage volumes must be requested via application. Resources: web, S3, WORM (Write Once, Read Many); metadata management via profiles, data management via Coscine-API or S3 clients. Storage duration: 10 years after project end; no]

Support-Angebot: Email support via servicedesk@rwth-aachen.de is available; the FAQ is accessible on the website.

Schulungsangebote: As part of the FDM-II module, an online workshop will take place on February 9, 2026, lasting two hours, during which the core functionalities of Coscine will be explained and tested in a hands-on session. Comprehensive documentation and tutorials are available.

Kontakt & Links

Kontakt: Echte Kontaktdaten

Dienst-URL: https://about.coscine.de/

Dokumentation: https://docs.coscine.de/

Erfasst: 2026-01-11
Quelle: https://about.coscine.de/