Network

Various networks and communication channels exist at the University of Münster for collegial exchange on a wide range of RDM topics. Moreover, the University of Münster also engages in different national and international networks and initiatives.

Networking within the University

• The Service Center for Data Management regularly informs you about news in the field of RDM via the mailing list “fdm-news".
• Networking in the humanities is possible within the framework of the DH working group, supported by the Center for Digital Humanities.
• The IVV natural sciences organizes various opportunities for discussion and networking in the field of natural sciences. For example, there is the mass spectrometry network and the lab-x-change laboratory network for open collegial exchange.
• The Münster Center for Open Science (MüCOS) supports researchers at the University of Münster incurring out transparent and reliable research. It offers networking, strategy development, counseling, information material and further education across various disciplines of science.

National and international networking

• On the level of North Rhine-Westphalia the Initiative for Research Data Management of North Rhine-Westphalia (fdm.nrw) coordinates regular exchange of RDM experts from universities and universities of applied sciences. The University of Münster is engaged in several working groups of this initiative.
• At the federal level the University of Münster is part of the German U 15 e.V.. It represents 15 leading research-intensive universities of Germany.
• In cooperation with CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear research, the University of Münster engages in the further development of the software InvenioRDM, which is a software for setting up research data repositories and archives. On the base of InvenioRDM, CERN runs e.g. Zenodo.
• On the subject of 3D digitization the University of Münster is part of the working group AG3D. A network that brings together experts in the field of digitizing three-dimensional objects.
• The Research Data Working Group of DINI e.V. (German Initiative for Network Information e.V.) promotes the interdisciplinary exchange of experience and coordinates RDM activities in the German-speaking world. As member of DINI e.V. the University of Münster is actively involved in this development.
• Various working groups at Münster University are also actively involved in consortia of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI).