1. eSciDoc Introduction
M. Dreyer

2. Project Setup and Mission
eSciDoc is as a joint project of the Max Planck Society and FIZ Karlsruhe, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), aimed at building an e-Science platform for multi-disciplinary research organizations.
eSciDoc
integrates research results and materials in an emerging e-research network,
provides effective and comprehensive access to data and information
supports collaboration and interdisciplinary research in future e-Science scenarios
increases the accountability of research
improve the visibility of research institutions and organizations

3. eSciDoc as an eScience Environment
Requires introspection on Artifacts and Processes within the Scientific Information Lifecycle
Doesn’t define Artifacts statically, but addresses their lifecycles and structures in a dynamic way
Facilitates reflection on
Open and Sustainable Formats
Data Curation and Data Stewardship
Institutional eScience Development
Therefore also supports Scientific Organizational Development

4. eSciDoc General View Infrastructure to ensure sustainability
Services to connect and disseminate data
Solutions to visualize, publish, manage, work with data
Generalized in concepts, processes and technology to develop new and sustainable solutions easily

5. eSciDoc: What for?
Publish, Visualize, Manage and Work with Data Artifacts
Publication Data
Research Data
Across Disciplines
Using a Service Oriented Architecture
Unified Infrastructure and
Specialized Solutions
Within the context of Research Questions
Integrating existing Solutions
While also addressing Aspects of
Data Reliability and Data Quality
Data Curation and Long Term Preservation
Artifact Lifecycle Support
Semantic Relations between Artifacts

6. eSciDoc Solution 1: Publication Management (PubMan)

7. eSciDoc Solution 2: Photo Collections (FACES)

8. eSciDoc Solution 2: Scanned Books (VIRR)

9. Project Phases eSciDoc
OSS Community
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Solutions
Infrastructure
Specification

10. eSciDoc Infrastructure

11. Current Stakeholders Requirements from all Sections within MPS
Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section
Biology & Medicine Section
Human Sciences Section
Target Groups
Scientists
Librarians
IT Groups
PR and Research Coordination
Open Access
Digital Curation
Long Term Archiving

12. Current Community Model
Pubman Early Adopters
Vital Interest to use PubMan soon
Help on Prioritization
Provide very specific Requirements
Pubman Pilotgroup
To shape PubMan and provide Expertise
To help for PubMan dissemination
To Contribute in Functional and GUI Working Groups
Partner Institutes
Identified needs for Solutions
In Context of Research Questions
Clusters of Institutes with similar Solution Interest
Workshops and presentations at the Institutes

13. Thanks!