Developing an Onboarding Services Policy
Provides a practical introduction to designing and implementing onboarding services policies within the EOSC Federation. The course translates Federation requirements into actionable workflows and guidelines for onboarding research resources such as publications, data, software, and training materials. It covers FAIR principles, quality criteria, interoperability standards, metadata, and service cataloguing to ensure resources are discoverable, reusable, and aligned with EOSC best practices.
Keywords: EOSC, Research Services Policy, FAIR, Service Cataloguing, Interoperability Standards, Quality Assurance, Research Data, Research Services
Target audience: Researchers, service developers, Research infastructure providers
Prerequisites:
Familiarity with EOSC concepts and services helpful
Learning objectives:
- Explain key concepts and requirements for onboarding research resources and services
- Identify different types of research resources and their onboarding implications
- Apply FAIR principles and quality criteria to assess resource eligibility
- Design structured onboarding workflows (integration, validation, approval)
- Develop service descriptions, metadata, and documentation for discoverability
- Understand interoperability standards and best practices
- Define quality assurance measures and service requirements
Contributors: Eleni Toli, Elli Papadopoulou, Maria Kontopidi
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