Research Data Management Workshop: Working with ARCs, the ARCitect, and the PLANTdataHUB

#Contents

The workshop briefly introduces general Research Data Management (RDM) principles and practices, followed by hands-on work with Annotated Research Contexts (ARCs). ARCs are FAIR Digital Objects based on RO-Crate standards that bundle raw data, metadata, workflows, and code for full reproducibility of studies from assays to analyses.

Participants will use the ARCitect GUI software to create and manage ARCs, processing an example dataset step-by-step, while learning to leverage the PLANTdataHUB—a GitLab-based platform—for collaborative backup, versioning, and sharing of ARCs.

#Learning Goals

Participants gain foundational RDM knowledge and practical skills to build ARCs using the ARCitect, enabling structured annotation and management of their plant research data. By the end, attendees can apply the ARC framework to their own datasets, using the PLANTdataHUB for collaboration and FAIR-compliant storage to support reproducibility and reuse.

#Prerequisites

The workshop targets plant scientists, including PhD students, postdocs, and researchers new to structured RDM or seeking to adopt ARCs and the DataPLANT infrastructure for data handling and publishing.

Requirements:

• A PLANTdataHUB account (please create one beforehand and confirm login details).
• No prior software installation is required.
• Bring your own laptop (laptops will be provided otherwise).

#Tools

• ARCitect
• PLANTdataHUB

#Location

Building: Bioinformatikzentrum (BIZ)