Adapting CKAN for Open Research Data

Posted: September 3rd, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: EDaWaX | Tags: , , | 6 Comments »

250_logo-ckanOne aim of EDaWaX is to develop and implement a web-platform prototype for a publication-related research data archive. We’ve chosen CKAN –an open source data portal platform– as basis for this prototype.

This post describes the reasons for this decision and tries to give some insights in CKAN, its features and technology. We’ll also discuss these features both in regard to our special use case and to the suitability for research data management in general.

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