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DMP4NFDI Hackathon for Software Management Plans

What?
other (choice), Hackathon
Where?

ZB MED, Köln
When?
14.04.2026   to   16.04.2026
Who?

Leyla Jael Castro (ZB MED), Marisabel Gonzalez Ocanto (ZB MED), Sabine Schönau (RWTH Aachen)


The NFDI Basic Service DMP4NFDI will host a Hackathon for Software Management Plans (SMPs) at ZB MED in Cologne, from 14 April to 16 April 2026. Participants will discuss the importance and relevance of previously identified SMP questions and collaborate to create the first draft of a NFDI SMP template. This template is designed to complement existing work on Data Management Plans (DMPs) and support DMP/SMP interoperability.


Since software is essential for processing research data, SMPs naturally complement DMPs. In recognition of this, SMPs were integrated into the DMP4NFDI project in 2025. Software management questions are being added to the NFDI Template Framework, enabling researchers to manage both research data and software artifacts in a unified, consistent way.
 
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Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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The robust, well-established partnership between ZB MED and the University of Cologne covers research, teaching and the provision of information. The Scientific Director of ZB MED also holds a professorship at the Medical Faculty.

ZB MED is sponsered by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia is sponsoring ZB MED.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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A joint professorship is just one example of the cooperation between ZB MED and the University of Bonn in the fields of research and teaching. ZB MED’s Bonn site is located on the Poppelsdorf campus.

ZB MED advocates Open Access

ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

ZB MED’s cooperation with TH Köln focuses on providing qualifications in information and data science through joint professorships and other strategies.

ZB MED is a member of DataCite

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DataCite is an international not-for-profit organisation that offers services and know-how relating to the management, referencing and citation of research data.

ZB MED and Bielefeld University have signed a cooperation agreement

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The objective is to work together to provide complementary information services for the life sciences.

ZB MED advocates equality

ZB MED received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for successfully implementing equality in its staffing structure and personnel policies.

ZB MED is a member of DAFA.

The "Deutsche Agrarfoschungsallianz" aims to improve the performance, transparency and international visibility of German agricultural research. It is a joint project of German agricultural research.

ZB MED is committed to the principles of Libraries4Future.

Climate protection, sustainability, responsibility, social solidarity.