Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) Update

This presentation will provide an overview of the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) - https://frdr.ca/ - a scalable, federated platform for digital research data management and discovery of Canadian research data,... [ view full abstract ]

This presentation will provide an overview of the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) - https://frdr.ca/ - a scalable, federated platform for digital research data management and discovery of Canadian research data, developed through a partnership between Compute Canada and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Portage Network. We will discuss major features such as FRDR’s discovery layer that harvests and aggregates metadata records from dozens of repositories across Canada to make them discoverable from a single search interface, its large and geographically distributed primary data storage, and its automated preservation processing through integration with Archivematica. We will also review FRDR within the broader context of the developing Canadian research data management ecosystem and offer insights into when to use FRDR over other repository solutions. Finally, we will highlight several of the research projects we are working with during our limited production phase and discuss how researchers at your institutions can start using FRDR to ensure that their research data is discoverable and accessible in compliance with forthcoming Tri-Agency policies for research data management