Welcome to TARDIS v2

TARDIS Framework v2 is based on simple and free HTTP and FTP services. This eliminates the need for complex and difficult to configure digital repository software, and ensures storage of data for any lab is an easy task to achieve.

Crystallography datasets are no longer archived, meaning one can access individual files without the need to download the whole set. An FTP download feature (optional) allows users to download entire Datasets and Experiments in a single click.

Persistent identifiers provide permanent links to online data, ideal for citation in journal publications. The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) has provided TARDIS with a persistent identifier service, automatically giving users a handle in which to reference their data on experiment registration (coming soon).

The storage of metadata follows the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) profile and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) data model, for easy communication and translation between different data management systems. As a result, TARDIS is well placed for integration with future systems.

A metadata extraction/data organisation application is currently being developed - making the process of registering data with TARDIS v2 simple. For those that would like to register their data now, don't hesitate to contact steve.androulakis@med.monash.edu.au for assistance.

TARDIS 2 Beta Released

The second version of TARDIS has been released into beta:

http://vera005.its.monash.edu.au/

TARDIS 2 provides the ability to register crystallography data based on simple federated web server storage. We hope that breaking ties with custom digital repository storage in favour of simpler and easier to set up technologies will spur labs into depositing their data with us.

More information in the TARDIS v1 wiki: http://tardis.edu.au/wiki/index.php/TARDIS_Web_Stores

While an automated tool for organising data for registration in TARDIS v2 is almost finished development, users who wish to store data right now can contact steve.androulakis@med.monash.edu.au and help will be happily provided.

Google Group created

A Google Group has been created to facilitate discussion on TARDIS, and where it's headed in the future.

TARDIS | Google Groups

Wiki Created

A wiki has been created to hold information on future development, foster collaboration and feedback from the crystallography community, metadata experts, repository developers/administrators and anyone else who is interested in our progress.

Wiki

DatasetTools Update

A minor update has been made to DatasetTools, with a fix to Oscillation Range extraction, and a slight change of schema.

Please update your version by re-downloading the software on the Tools page.

TARDIS Portal Out Of Beta

Currently harvesting datasets out of the Monash Digital Repository is the TARDIS Portal, which was just brought out of beta.

To see the current indexed datasets, see: Data Portal.

TARDIS Beta Portal

Work on the very first version of the TARDIS portal is in beta. It currently scans the Monash Test Repository for crystallography datasets and harvests their information for searching/downloading from this site.

Data Portal Beta