AIMS Data Repository Mission Statement
The mission of the AIMS Data Repository is to capture, preserve and provide access to AIMS research data to support the institute's publicly funded research and data assets. The repository is committed to securely storing and publishing research data to enable reproducibility, promote research integrity and enhance access through innovative data tools linked to informative metadata.
The role of the AIMS Data Repository is to:
- collaborate with AIMS' Information Communications and Technology (ICT) team to provide services for the safe and secure storage and long-term preservation of research data.
- enable creation of metadata records and apply persistent identifiers, including Digital Object Identifier (DOI) where appropriate, to all data records
- assume responsibility for management and accessibility of datasets and to promote their use, value and impact
- make every effort to work with data custodians to ensure data standards are maintained, and the FAIR data principles are supported
- carry out preservation actions to mitigate data loss over time and maintain long term preservation standards.
General History:
The AIMS Data Repository was initially released as the AIMS Data Centre in 2009. The repository was re-built in 2017, and now exists as part of the AIMS Data Platform, launched in 2020 https://github.com/open-AIMS/data-platform
The AIMS Data Platform integrates the data repository and its metadata collections, data discovery, access and charting tools.
The Repository is supported at AIMS by the Research Data Systems Engineering team, in collaboration with the Information Communications and Technology team. AIMs Data Repository was certified through Core Trust Seal in 2024.
