Getting access to RADAR4KIT as data provider

The administrator can set up separate workspaces (like IMK-TRO) for different user groups (e.g. research groups, projects, institutes). Subsequently, the administrator can designate other users as so-called curators. While the administrators are in general represented by the “RDM service team” at KIT, the curators are usually data managers within the user groups of the workspaces.

The curators can upload, edit, archive and, if necessary, publish research data in the workspaces designated for them by the administrator. Curators can in turn authorize other users registered with RADAR4KIT as subcurators for their workspace. Subcurators are also data providers, but do not have the ability to archive or publish data packages or to designate other users as subcurators. Subcurators are in general researchers or other data providers within the user groups of the workspace.

In practice that means, if you want to publish data at RADAR4KIT, go to the webpage www.radar.kit.edu and press the login button. Choose KIT from the “List of Institutions” and go on with the well known shibboleth login by using your KIT account. In the next step write an email to the curator of your workspace (Department) and ask for authorization as subcurator at RADAR4KIT. The curators at the four departments at IMK are:

• Romy Fösig and

• Nicole Büttner for the IMK-AAF,

• Sabine Barthlott for the IMK-ASF,

• Christof Lorenz for the IMK-IFU and

• Manuel Schmidberger for the IMK-TRO.

After that, the curator will add you as subcurator. You need than to re-log into RADAR4KIT to be able to create a data package in your workspace.