Training

This page is split into four sections, each of which provides a set of training materials related to EUDAT's work:

• An overview of the EUDAT project and the EUDAT services
• EUDAT's Services
• Fundamentals of Data Infrastructures
• Legal Issues in Research Data Collection and Sharing 

Materials from previous courses and training events run during the EUDAT project can be found in the more materials page:

http://www.eudat.eu/more-materials

EUDAT Overview

• General EUDAT overview (EUDAT) [slides, pdf]
  ^{Originally presented at IAGOS-ERI Meeting, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain, June 2013.
  Training on EUDAT principles.
  Keywords: EUDAT key principles, IAGOS, RDA, CDI, EUDAT services.}

EUDAT Services

• B2SHARE - How to share and store research data using EUDAT's B2SHARE [slides, pdf]
  ^{B2SHARE is a user-friendly, reliable and trustworthy way for researchers, scientific communities and citizen scientists to store and share small-scale research data coming from diverse contexts. Download these slides and find out the what, the why and the how of B2SHARE.
  Keywords: EUDAT services, B2SHARE, deposit, data upload, security, download}
• B2FIND - How to find data objects and collections using  EUDAT's B2FIND [slides, pdf]
  ^{B2FIND is a simple and user-friendly metadata catalogue of research data collections stored in EUDAT data centres and other repositories. Download these slides and find out more on the service and how to use it.
  Keywords: EUDAT services, B2FIND, communities, subjects, search, download}
• B2STAGE - How to shift large amounts of data using  EUDAT's B2STAGE [slides, pdf]
  ^{B2STAGE is a reliable, efficient, lightweight and easy-to-use service to ship large amounts of research data between EUDAT storage resources and workspace areas of high-performance computing systems.
  Keywords: EUDAT services, B2STAGE, communities}
• B2SAFE - How to replicate your data using EUDAT’s B2SAFE [slides, pdf]
  ^{B2SAFE is a robust, safe & highly available data replication service for community and departmental repositories 
  Keywords: EUDAT services, B2SAFE, communities}

Fundamentals of Data Infrastructures

Below you will find a set of presentations on the core subjects that we've covered in EUDAT training during the first three years of the project. 

• Persistent Identifiers
  ^{An introduction to Persistent Identifiers. What they are, what they’re for and how they can be used.
  More Materials on Persistent Identifiers}
• Metadata
  ^{An introduction to Metadata. What it is, when it should be used, concepts, formats and standards.
  More Materials on Metadata}
• Moving Data
  ^{Options for moving around large amounts of data. GridFTP, iRODS and others.
  More Materials on Moving Data}
• Bringing Compute to Data
  ^{How to access and process data from supercomputing centres.
  More Materials on Bringing Compute to Data}
• Data Management Planning & Data Preservation
  ^{Information about the planning on data curation and preservation within EUDAT.
  More Materials on Data Management Planning & Data Preservation}

Legal Issues in Research Data Collection and Sharing

• Introduction (EUDAT) [slides, pdf]
  ^{v1.0, June 2014 -  This course provides guidelines on the collection, usage and sharing of data in research by providing the basic information related to ethical and legal obligations. The course is made up of three modules (further modules will be added in the next months): 1. Intellectual Property Rights. 2. Personal Data. 3. Service Provider Liability & Terms of Service. 4. New statutory limitation for Text Data Mining - a Pyrrhic victory?
  Who is it for?: Researchers, Data Managers, General public.
  Keywords: Legal issues, EUDAT, IPR, Personal Data, Service Provider Liability, Terms of Service, Copyright limitations, Text Data Mining.}

• Intellectual Property Rights (EUDAT) [slides, pdf]
  ^{v1.0, June 2014 -  The development of skills and competence to manage IPR and leverage its influence requires increasing focus. However, how much detail do you know? Take copyright for example, What exactly is protected?, What rights are reserved and for how long? This presentation addresses such questions on copyright and other topics such as Database Right, Trade Secret and Licensing.
  Who is it for?: Researchers, Data Managers, General public.
  Keywords: Legal issues, EUDAT, IPR, Copyright, Database Right, Trade Secret, Licensing, Creative Commons, Public Licenses, EUDAT Policy.}
• Personal Data (EUDAT) [slides, pdf]
  ^{v1.0, June 2014 -  Protection of personal data is a major concern of many. The EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) identifies it as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. However,  what exactly do we mean by processing of personal data? When is it lawful? Are there any special categories of personal data? What is consent? What are the obligations of the data controller? Download this presentation and find out.
  Who is it for?: Researchers, Data Managers, General public.
  Keywords: Legal issues, Directives, Data Protection Regulation, Categories of personal data, Consent, Data Controller.}
• Service Provider Liability & Terms of Service (EUDAT) [slides, pdf]
  ^{v1.0, June 2014 -  Are hosting providers liable for the data that they store? And what about if they do not have actual knowledge of illegal activity? Are you sure that contractual liability limitations (eg. in Terms of Service) provide you with the right protection? This module addresses such questions. Download the presentation and find out.
  Who is it for?: Researchers, Data Managers, General public.
  Keywords: Legal issues, Directives, Service Provider Liability, Hosting Providers, Terms of Service.}
• New statutory limitation for Text Data Mining - a Pyrrhic victory? (EUDAT) [slides, pdf]
  ^{v1.0, July 2014 - Where does the text data mining sit in the copyright limitations system? What is the rationale behind copyright limitations? What are the limitations in international and EU law? This module addresses such questions. Download the presentation and find out.
  Who is it for?: Researchers, Data Managers, General public.
  Keywords: Legal issues, Text data mining, Technical Protection Measures, Copyright limitations, Copyright limitations system.}