DaSCH Service Platform

The DaSCH Service Platform (DSP) is an open-source, standards-based infrastructure developed by the Swiss National Data and Service Centre for the Humanities (DaSCH). It is designed for the long-term preservation, management, and reuse of complex humanities research data, particularly those with intricate internal structures.  DSP-APP is the web-based user interface of the VRE, which enables researchers to create and manage data models, to search, browse and edit the data, and to annotate and link resources. DSP-API is a RESTful API that manages data storage and retrieval. Non-binary data is stored using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) in a dedicated triplestore, facilitating complex data structures and relationships. Binary media files (e.g., images, audio, video, documents) are converted to specialised archival formats and stored using the IIIF-compatible media server SIPI, with metadata maintained in the triplestore.

• Integrate FAIR assment tooling;
• Extend data and metadata APIs (e.g., provide OAI-PMH).

Via the Matchmaker service, datasets from the DaSCH Service Platform offer comprehensive, discoverable metadata. For restricted-access datasets, transparent access conditions and workflows are provided. Additionally, datasets are matched with suitable tools to facilitate replication and further analysis.