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Getting started with good research data management (RDM) is difficult—but what if RDM became a “by-product” of analysis and the barriers to entry for researchers were lowered for both digital analysis and fair RDM? Then perhaps the open-source platform Galaxy could be the answer.
This workshop introduces Galaxy (https://usegalaxy.eu/) for scientific research, familiarizes participants with the platform, and implements a sample analysis with them so that they can then work with it independently.
Galaxy works according to the modular principle, so that the indisvidual programs (called “tools” in Galaxy) can be combined with each other as needed for the analysis. Based on the tools, we create a reproducible workflow step by step with Galaxy.
All (partial) results of the analysis are shareable and can be saved and published directly from Galaxy on Invenio-based platforms (such as Zenodo) as RO-Crate, for example. For projects in which the texts and media to be examined are proprietary, the individual analysis steps can be shared as a workflow so that the analysis is traceable even without sharing the data. This gives researchers insight into what is often considered a “black box” in digital analysis.
Through the Galaxy Training Network, the resulting analyses and workflows can be used to create and publicly share training courses in the form of Open Educational Resources (OER), making them available for individual learning and further use in teaching, and ensuring their long-term availability. In this way, Galaxy supports researchers in getting started with digital analysis and FAIR research data management. All from within the browser.
Course contents
- Introduction to the Galaxy data analysis platform
- What is the Galaxy Training Network and how can I use it?
- Getting started with Galaxy
Learning objectives
- You will learn about the possibilities offered by the Galaxy data analysis platform.
- You will use the Galaxy Training Network to implement your first analysis in Galaxy.
- After the introduction, you will be able to use Galaxy independently for your research, know the common terms, and know where to get help.
Speaker
Daniela Schneider, Galaxy Europe / Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Language
This course will be held in German.
