Use Case 01: Search Tool for Best Practice Guides

Authors

DALIA Team

23.04.2024

Context:

Research generates data. To maximize the utility of this data and ensure its long-term sustainability and accessibility, researchers aim to store and manage it according to the FAIR principles. To address this challenge, high-quality, easy-to-understand guides are essential for helping researchers streamline the data management process. The DALIA knowledge graph serves as a central resource for information on research data management, offering structured guidelines and best practices. A search tool based on the knowledge graph enables researchers to specifically search for relevant content, tailored to their data management needs.

Trigger:

A researcher has data from measurements or simulations and wants to store it in a way that follows FAIR principles.

Actions:

  • The researcher visits the DALIA portal.
  • The researcher logs in. (Optional: if logged in, researcher gets more personalised recommendations.)
  • The researcher inputs a query, such as, “Store Data FAIRly”
  • The search tool processes the query and provides a list of results, which are linked to relevant guidelines from the knowledge base that match the researcher’s discipline (if provided), data type, and context.
  • Optional: The researcher refines the search results using the filter options, e.g. by selecting the researcher’s discipline.
  • The researcher reviews and selects an appropriate guideline from the list.
  • The researcher views the respective guideline and follows the steps outlined.
  • Optional: The researcher may receive a follow-up from DALIA asking whether the guideline was helpful to further improve future search results.

Expected Results:

  • The researcher finds a set of best-practice guidelines accepted by domain experts.
  • The researcher is confident that the selected guideline is up-to-date, accurate, and validated by experts.
  • The researcher successfully stores their measurement or simulation data according to the FAIR principles.

  • Acceptance Criteria:

  • The search tool is easy to use as it allows the researcher to input queries using relevant search terms. How is ease of use measured? e.g., Number of clicks to find relevant content? DALIA provides relevant results that match the needs of the researcher’s query.
  • The quality of the guideline is ensured through the curation process.

Use Case 01: Search Tool for Best Practice Guides

Autoren

DALIA Team

23.04.2024

Context:

Research generates data. To maximize the utility of this data and ensure its long-term sustainability and accessibility, researchers aim to store and manage it according to the FAIR principles. To address this challenge, high-quality, easy-to-understand guides are essential for helping researchers streamline the data management process. The DALIA knowledge graph serves as a central resource for information on research data management, offering structured guidelines and best practices. A search tool based on the knowledge graph enables researchers to specifically search for relevant content, tailored to their data management needs.

Trigger:

A researcher has data from measurements or simulations and wants to store it in a way that follows FAIR principles.

Actions:

  • The researcher visits the DALIA portal.
  • The researcher logs in. (Optional: if logged in, researcher gets more personalised recommendations.)
  • The researcher inputs a query, such as, “Store Data FAIRly”
  • The search tool processes the query and provides a list of results, which are linked to relevant guidelines from the knowledge base that match the researcher’s discipline (if provided), data type, and context.
  • Optional: The researcher refines the search results using the filter options, e.g. by selecting the researcher’s discipline.
  • The researcher reviews and selects an appropriate guideline from the list.
  • The researcher views the respective guideline and follows the steps outlined.
  • Optional: The researcher may receive a follow-up from DALIA asking whether the guideline was helpful to further improve future search results.

Expected Results:

  • The researcher finds a set of best-practice guidelines accepted by domain experts.
  • The researcher is confident that the selected guideline is up-to-date, accurate, and validated by experts.
  • The researcher successfully stores their measurement or simulation data according to the FAIR principles.

  • Acceptance Criteria:

  • The search tool is easy to use as it allows the researcher to input queries using relevant search terms. How is ease of use measured? e.g., Number of clicks to find relevant content? DALIA provides relevant results that match the needs of the researcher’s query.
  • The quality of the guideline is ensured through the curation process.