The RDMS as a Solution

To make the most out of the functionalities of the RDMS we describe four activities:

• Storing Data
• First Time Users
• Team Drives
• Managing Projects

The RDMS is designed as an archiving solution. Data from completed research projects can be stored in the RDMS. There are currently two different zones for archiving: One for all non-sensitive research data (RUG Default zone), and a second one specifically for sensitive research data (RUG Sensitive data zone).

Metadata can be summarized as 'data about data'. In other words, metadata provides information about your data. For research data, this could be information about how, when, and by whom the data was acquired, as well as important experimental details, but also publication information if applicable. Having metadata functionality greatly increases the findability of data in the RDMS compared to alternative storage solutions within the university, such as X: and Y: drives. The RDMS provides a powerful search functionality that can also query for metadata. Therefore, if a user wants to find and reuse data stored on the RDMS, including both their own data or data from team members, provided they have the correct permissions, then metadata information greatly simplifies the process of finding and accessing the desired data.