Gin onboarding

1. Ice breaking

Please tell your name, group and something you achieved this week.

Julien Colomb, INF project, I recently passed my Aikido 3.Kyu exam.

2. Why GIN-Tonic

• Data science approach: work using code, work in a team, work online
• Research project:
  • Git version control + project management tool
  • Research repository template
  • Special toolbox for many and large files
• DMP: one text file to manage and share

3. Getting a GIN account

• https://gindata.biologie.hu-berlin.de/user/sign_up
• write username and group to the data manager (zoom chat/ email)
• The data manager will add you to the organisation prepared for your team
• https://gindata.biologie.hu-berlin.de >> sign in

4. Create a new project

• https://gindata.biologie.hu-berlin.de
• Access tonic functions button at bottom
• project creation
• Click on figure “Project creation” - sign in - erase organisation if there is one - choose organisation (dropdown menu) - Write title (no space) - push submit button

5. Upload and modify DMP file

• click explore button, search for “INF”

• choose the “PRitter_lab / SFB1315_INF.06_dissemination“ repository (public repository)

• other folder >> DMP_template.md

• click downloadbutton

• One person project:

  • go to your research repository
  • 01_project_management >> 05_data_management_plan >> click upload file button
  • choose DMP file and upload it.
  • Click the file, modify it,. save it pushing the Commit Changesbutton

6. Some comments

• research project = multiple repositories.
  • many files is therefore possible
  • different sharing of content (organisation, access right, publication)

7. Next steps

• Desktop version to work with (large) datasets
• basics of datalad and git