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CARDS - Collaboratively Advancing Research Data Support

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

CARDS - Collaboratively Advancing Research Data Support

Institution: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Category: Project
Website: https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/dataman/verbundene-projekte/cards

Short Description

The service "Electronic Lab Books (ELBs)" provides structured, digital documentation of research projects and experiments with integrated metadata and data preservation. Target groups are researchers from all disciplines, particularly those working experimentally. The main benefit lies in supporting Good Scientific Practice and implementing the FAIR principles through traceable, reusable, and securely archived research data. Usage promotes transparency, collaboration, and long-term usability of research data at the university.

General Description

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Thematic Classification

Subject Areas

Natural Sciences
Medicine
Humanities
Computer Science

Research Fields

  • Research data management
  • FAIR-compliant data management
  • Open Science
  • Electronic lab notebooks (ELN)
  • Data management in experimentally working disciplines
  • Reusability of research data
  • Third-party funding eligibility in research institutions

Specializations

  • Research Data Management (RDM)
  • FAIR-compliant data management
  • Reusability of research data
  • Open access and open research
  • Professionalization of data management in excellence clusters
  • Development and implementation of electronic lab notebooks (ELN)
  • Model development for ELN systems in experimentally working disciplines
  • Extension of the Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO) with BUA-specific functionalities
  • Competence development and training offerings in the field of RDM
  • Networking and cooperation within the Berlin University Alliance (BUA)
  • Support in implementing best practices in research data management

Keywords

  • Electronic lab notebooks
  • eLabFTW
  • Research data management
  • FAIR principles
  • digital documentation
  • lab book software
  • test instance
  • team management
  • data security
  • open-source

Funding

Funding Provider: -
Funding Program: Berlin University Alliance, Sharing Resources
Funding Reference: Sharing Resources
Funding Period: Mai 2024 bis Oktober 2026
Project Volume: INSUFFICIENT

Team & Partners

Project Leadership

  • Prof. Dr. Fadwa Alshawaf (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
  • Dr. Sven Paßmann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Involved Persons

  • Sven Paßmann, M.Sc. (Project Coordination)
  • Anna Lehmann, M.A. (Project Staff Member)

Affiliated Institutions

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External Partners

Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Project Contents

Goals

  • Equipping the "Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO)" with BUA-specific extensions
  • Professionalization of data management within the Excellence Clusters
  • Recording and availability of FDM training offerings within the BUA and new or improved training programs
  • Development of a model for the use of electronic lab notebooks (ELN) in the BUA as an integral part of an FDM strategy in experimentally working disciplines

Work Packages

  • Subproject 4 at CMS: Development of models for the use of electronic lab notebooks (ELN) in the BUA
    → Objective: Requirement gathering, evaluation of suitable ELN systems, identification of synergy potentials, formulation of needs, recommendations, and development of an architecture and operation model for the introduction of an ELN system within the Berlin University Alliance (BUA)

Methods

  • Development of strategies for simplified establishment of research data management (FDM) at faculties
  • Creation of models and guidelines for the organizational embedding of FDM at universities
  • Establishment of subject-specific expert forums in cooperation with NFDI consortia and data competence centers
  • Development of modular FDM portfolios for target-group-oriented recommendation of FDM services
  • Networking of bottom-up and top-down measures at universities
  • Collection of specific requirements and expectations regarding electronic lab notebooks (ELN)
  • Systematic research and evaluation of suitable ELN systems
  • Identification of potential synergy opportunities in the introduction of ELN systems
  • Formulation of concrete needs, recommendations, and development of an architecture and operations model for ELN within the Berlin University Alliance (BUA)
  • Utilization of the Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO) with BUA-specific extensions
  • Professionalization of data management in excellence clusters
  • Recording and availability of FDM training offerings within the BUA
  • Conducting train-the-trainer workshops for research data management in the context of Open Science
  • Conducting webinars on the practical implementation of FAIR principles
  • Implementation of Open-Source

Expected Outcomes

  • Equipping the "Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO)" with BUA-specific extensions
  • Professionalization of data management within the Excellence Clusters
  • Recording and availability of FDM training offerings within the BUA, as well as introduction of new or improved trainings
  • Development of an architecture and operations model for the introduction of an ELN system within the Berlin University Alliance (BUA)
  • Sustainable embedding of professional research data management within BUA structures
  • Increased third-party funding capacity of BUA institutions
  • Improved reusability of the BUA's research output

Contact

Contact Person: Fadwa Alshawaf, Sven Paßmann, Anna Lehmann
Email: sven.passmann@hu-berlin.de
Project Website: https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/dataman/verbundene-projekte/cards

Recorded: 2026-01-11
Source: https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/dataman/verbundene-projekte/cards

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