2017
Journal article  Open Access

White paper on research data service discoverability

Thanos C., Klan F., Kriticos K., Candela L.

Research Data Service (RDS)  Research Data  Service-Level Agreement (SLA)  Computer Science Applications  RDS Metadata  Library and Information Sciences  Media Technology  Business and International Management  RDS Publication  RDS Catalogue  Communication 

This White Paper reports the outcome of a Workshop on "Research Data Service Discoverability" held in the island of Santorini (GR) on 21-22 April 2016 and organized in the context of the EU funded Project "RDA-E3". The Workshop addressed the main technical problems that hamper an efficient and effective discovery of Research Data Services (RDSs) based on appropriate semantic descriptions of their functional and non-functional aspects. In the context of this White Paper, by RDSs are meant those data services that manipulate/transform research datasets for the purpose of gaining insight into complicated issues. In this White Paper, the main concepts involved in the discovery process of RDSs are defined; the RDS discovery process is illustrated; the main technologies that enable the discovery of RDSs are described; and a number of recommendations are formulated for indicating future research directions and making an automatic RDS discovery feasible.

Source: Publications 5 (2017). doi:10.3390/publications5010001

Publisher: MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland


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@article{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:364742,
	title = {White paper on research data service discoverability},
	author = {Thanos C. and Klan F. and Kriticos K. and Candela L.},
	publisher = {MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland},
	doi = {10.3390/publications5010001},
	journal = {Publications},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2017}
}

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