Using the Data Repository at the Institute for Solid State Physics
Summary
The Institute for Solid State Physics has started operating a data repository to accumulate and utilize research data in materials science. The data management system uses GitLab, and a portal site is provided as a data registration and retrieval system. The portal site enables users to search for registered datasets. This data repository makes it possible to store and publish research data that formed the basis of published papers and datasets valuable to the field of condensed matter science.
※mdx is used for the servers
How to access the portal site and data repository
Please access the site from the following URL.
- Portal site: https://datarepo.mdcl.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- Data Repository (GitLab): https://isspns-gitlab.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/explore
How to apply for use
The application process is shown in the figure below. First, go to the Portal site and click the top-right button, “Register dataset”, to move the registration page, and then fill in the form and submit. A list of FAQs about the data repository is available as a reference when preparing your application.
Institute for Solid State Physics Data Repository Data Policy
The following policies govern the operation of this data repository (Version 1.1, November 9, 2021).
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- Data format
Data recorded by electromagnetic methods - Types of data
Research results that have been publicly released in papers, databases, etc. (including the tools, software, manuals, etc. necessary in using the data). Unpublished materials that are expected to find use in the field of materials science and solid state physics.
The default maximum capacity of the repository is 2 GB. Should this capacity be insufficient, the Institute for Solid State Physics may be contacted; after that, the maximum capacity will be increased should the Institute deem it appropriate. - Disclosure and provision of research data
Research data are published in a form suitable for access on the Internet.
The data repository may be accessed in two ways: from the website or the Character User Interface (CUI). Basic operations such as registering, searching, and downloading databases are performed from the website. Upon accessing the site, a URL that provides direct access to the data is also displayed to enable all activities, from downloading to data analysis, to be performed seamlessly on the CUI. As a premise, the research data should be made publicly available as open data. However, the data provider may choose not to publish the data for five years after their registration.
As a general rule, open data are published under a Creative Commons License, and password authentication can be set in other cases.
The data provider determines the conditions for providing research data (e.g., an indication of the source of the data in the form of a citation) at the time of registration. However, as a general principle, to enable database users to specify and search for research data, it is necessary to enter metadata about the stored data (the DOI of related papers, license, keywords, public settings, etc.). Data providers are additionally requested to add a description of the data when making it available to third parties. - Disposal of research data
As a general rule, research data should be stored as long as possible (at least for ten years), but in the event of cost or resource problems, the stored research data may be disposed of at the discretion of the ISSP. - Handling of research data
Matters relating to copyright, etc., are handled by the institution’s policies to which the data provider is affiliated as long as they do not in conflict with the operating policies of this repository as described in this document.
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Disclaimer
The ISSP is not responsible for the collection, storage, disclosure/provision, disposal, or other handling of research data in this data repository or for any damage arising from such research data.
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Management System
This data repository is operated by the following members of the Materials Design and Characterization Lab, the Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo:
ISSP Staff (Professor) Naoki Kawashima
Project Researcher Kazuyoshi Yoshimi
Assistant Professor Kota Ido
Assistant Professor Masahiro Fukuda
Technical Specialist Hiroyuki Yata
Technical Specialist Takaki Fukuda
Technical Specialist Yuichi Motoyama
Project Academic Specialist Shigeyuki Araki
Contact information
Data Repository Management Team, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo
277-8581 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture 5-1-5
datarepo_at_issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please change_at_to @)