ReDBox
ReDBox
ReDBox (Research Data Box) is an open source Research Data Management platform that assists researchers and institutions to plan, create and publish their research data assets.
​
​ReDBox is one of the most popular research data management tools in Australia. It is currently in use across many Australian universities. ReDBox supports the Australian research community to describe and share information about research data collections.
​
​It assists data custodians in meeting institutional data management policies, applying the requirements of the
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and publishing to Research Data Australia (RDA) the national research data discovery system maintained by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS).
​
The Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) leads the ReDBox development initiative and provides several services including a support subscription service to institutions.
​
Find out what the team is up to in the recent ReDBox news and get involved in upcoming ReDBox events.
ReDBox
ReDBox provides many features:
​
-
Solutions for managing, describing and sharing research data collections
-
Easy to use workflow and customisable data entry forms
-
Administrators can create a variety of metadata formats
-
OAI-PMH feeds your collection metadata to various aggregators
-
Built on an extensible plug-in model that can integrate ReDBox within your organisational infrastructure
-
A range of options for reporting and business intelligence
-
Offers ways to provision researcher services linked to ReDBox records
​
Some benefits of ReDBox:
​
-
An established solution fully backed by the optional ReDBox Support Agreement
-
Vibrant and active community of users
-
Fully customisable
-
Open source licensing
-
Customisable workflows
-
Community driven
ReDBox Support Agreements
QCIF provides support to institutions and organisations through an annual support arrangement.
By subscribing to our support agreement your annual fee funds ReDBox support and keeps ReDBox at the forefront of research data management technologies.
​
Some key aspects of the Support agreements include:
-
Comprehensive Support: QCIF offers a Managed Hosting Service for ReDBox, ensuring reliable performance, system administration, and updates.
-
10 Days of Enhanced Support: The agreement includes 10 days per year for Enhancement Services, allowing for customised improvements to ReDBox functionalities based on the institution’s needs.
-
System Monitoring & Maintenance: QCIF continuously monitors and maintains the server infrastructure, applying necessary updates to ensure smooth operation of ReDBox.
-
Disaster Recovery & Backup: Regular backups and disaster recovery planning are included, ensuring the integrity and safety of stored data.
-
Customizable Workflow Enhancements: QCIF collaborates with clients to prioritise enhancement requests, ensuring that ReDBox evolves with institutional requirements.
-
Agile Development Approach: QCIF uses an agile development process to rapidly address feature updates and system improvements.
-
Regular System Updates: ReDBox clients receive major software releases, including relevant patches, at least once every 12 months, ensuring the platform remains up-to-date.
-
Additional Services On-Demand: Clients can request additional services beyond the standard support package, with flexible pricing and timelines.
​
Please contact us to discuss a suitable support agreement. ReDBox is developed and maintained by QCIF's Enterprise Services group, a team of Software Engineering professionals who provide a comprehensive range of software development and integration services to ReDBox clients, QCIF’s member universities, national research institutions, government and industry.
ReDBox Community Resources
ReDBox is an open source project with a strong community focus. The following resources provide useful starting points for exploring ReDBox:
-
Slack community: Participate in discussions and connect with other RedBox Portal users and developers.
-
Issue Tracker: Report an issue or track the status of enhancement work.
-
Product Roadmap: See potential upcoming features.
-
ReDBox Portal API Documentation: Detailed information about the API endpoints and examples.
-
Technical Documentation: Information about the inner workings of ReDBox.
Contact
For further information, please contact: support@redboxresearchdata.com.au.