Practical evaluation of SEEK and OpenBIS for biological data management in SynthSys; second report.

Author contributions: ET and TZ modified and configured the software; KT provided servers and services; TZ and AJM wrote the report with input from all authors.The objective of this joint project between University Information Services (IS) and the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) is to evaluate the provision of Biological Data Management systems and their integration with University Research Data Management solutions. The long-term aim is to comply with the University and Funder data mandates, while also adding value to ongoing research in SBS and the wider University. The benefits from streamlining data management would help to balance the School and user investment in establishing and adopting data management systems