A-LIFE RDM GEMs Overview¶
Overview
This is the A-LIFE RDM GEMs section of the A-LIFE RDM collection.
GEMs — Guides, Essentials, and Manuals — brings together practical resources to support A-LIFE researchers in managing their data throughout the research lifecycle.
- Guides — best practices for research data management and using tools
- Essentials — key concepts and reference material for applying FAIR principles
- Manuals — step-by-step instructions for technical tasks
Authors: Irene Martorelli, Brett Olivier — Last modification: 2026-06-25 — Version: 0.1.0
Guides¶
Guides provide best practices and recommendations for research data management and the use of tools at A-LIFE.
Research Data Management¶
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| BP — RDM — Organising Data | Best practices for naming and organising files and folders in your research project |
Yoda¶
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| BP — Yoda — Metadata Form | Best practices for completing each metadata field in the Yoda Metadata Form |
| BP — Yoda — Requesting Space | Best practices for completing the Yoda storage request form |
Zenodo¶
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| BP — Zenodo — Metadata Form | Best practices for completing the metadata form when archiving in Zenodo |
Essentials¶
Essentials cover key concepts and reference material to support FAIR research data practices at A-LIFE.
| Essential | Description |
|---|---|
| Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) | What PIDs are, and how to use DOIs, ORCIDs, and RORs in your research |
| Licences | Overview of open, custom, and software licences for research data |
| README | Template and guidance for writing a README file for your dataset |
Manuals¶
Manuals provide step-by-step technical instructions for common tasks at A-LIFE.
Yoda¶
| Manual | Description |
|---|---|
| Connect to Yoda with Cyberduck | How to set up Cyberduck and transfer data to your Yoda Research Space |
Research Drive¶
| Manual | Description |
|---|---|
| Connect to Research Drive with Cyberduck | How to set up Cyberduck and connect to your Research Drive project space via WebDAV |
Other¶
| Manual | Description |
|---|---|
| Create an eduID | How to create an eduID to access Yoda as an external user |
| SURFfilesender | How to securely share large files using SURFfilesender —  to be extended with step-by-step transfer instructions |
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