Researchers at Bielefeld University have access to a wide range of tools for research data. These cover the entire data lifecycle and range from tools for data collection and analysis to repositories for the publication of research data.
Researchers at Bielefeld University are supported in the creation of data management plans by the open source tool RDMO (Research Data Management Organiser).
GitLab enables the versioned storage of files and is ideal for software development and the collaborative use of research data. A central GitLab instance is available for all members of Bielefeld University.
For researchers at Bielefeld University, several survey software programs are available free of charge or at special rates (including EvaSyS, LimeSurvey and UniPark).
With BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), Bielefeld University Library operates one of the world's largest search engines for academic web documents. The full texts of about 60% of the documents indexed in BASE are freely accessible (open access).
The newly released nopaque web application bundles coordinated tools such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and a powerful Keyword In Context Search (KWIC) with the CQP query language.
REDCap enables study management and study documentation based on study-specific forms. This discipline-specific offer is aimed at researchers at the Medical School EWL.