“Metadata is a love note to the future”
Jason Scott

The Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) promotes the qualitative enrichment of research data by means of metadata – and implements this approach across the whole organization.

HMC develops and implements novel concepts and technologies for a sustainable handling of research data through high-quality metadata. Its main goal is to make the depth and breadth of research data produced by Helmholtz Centres findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) for the whole science community. Read more

News

27.03.2023 - 28.03.2023

Training course: Metadata for Rookies

Introduction to the annotation of research data with structured metadata for master/PhD students & young scientists from Helmholtz Research Field …
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04.04.2023

HMC Projects | Welcome Meeting Projects 2022

During the Welcome Meeting for the selected HMC projects from the call 2022, the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration will introduce its services and staf …
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meet HMC @ MC23

meet HMC @ Microscopy Conference 2023
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22.02.2023 - 23.02.2023

Hands on Workshop for SECoP

Get hands-on experience with SECoP – the Sample Environment Communication Protocol
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17.02.2023

HMC FAIR Friday with Britta Dreyer

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13.02.2023 - 14.02.2023

Training course: Metadata for Rookies

Introduction to the annotation of research data with structured metadata for master/PhD students & young scientists from Helmholtz Research Field …
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30.01.2023

Nicolas Carpi @ EM Glossary Plenary Meeting

EM Glossary Plenary meeting with Nicolas Carpi (Deltablot) presenting a demo of ElabFTW.
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Meet HMC @ deRSE23

Come and speak to HMC at deRSE23!
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20.01.2023

HMC FAIR Friday with Mirjam van Reisen

In our first FAIR Friday event in 2023, Prof. Mirjam van Reisen will discuss the application of FAIR Guidelines in VODAN-Africa in the context of pati …
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15.12.2022

Workshop: MARBLE - unlock the metadata from your proprietary binary files

FAIR-DOscope is an easy-to-use, generic FAIR Digital Object viewer and browser accepting PIDs of FAIR DOs
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09.12.2022

HMC FAIR Friday with Leyla Jael Castro and Oliver Bertuch

We can look forward to two exciting lectures at this FAIR Friday event
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15.11.2022

Helmholtz Career Day for Data Science and IT 2022

Join the virtual HELMHOLTZ Career Day for Data Science and IT on November 15 2022 at 2-6 p.m.! Meet experts from Helmholtz Centers, learn about career …
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Events

27.03.2023 - 28.03.2023

Training course: Metadata for Rookies

Introduction to the annotation of research data with structured metadata for master/PhD students & young scientists from Helmholtz Research Field …
read more
04.04.2023

HMC Projects | Welcome Meeting Projects 2022

During the Welcome Meeting for the selected HMC projects from the call 2022, the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration will introduce its services and staf …
read more

meet HMC @ MC23

meet HMC @ Microscopy Conference 2023
read more
22.02.2023 - 23.02.2023

Hands on Workshop for SECoP

Get hands-on experience with SECoP – the Sample Environment Communication Protocol
read more
17.02.2023

HMC FAIR Friday with Britta Dreyer

read more