Streamlining Sample FAIRification in the active research phase: A Demonstration of IGSN Registration through RSpace

This demonstration showcases RSpace's integrated solution for FAIRifying physical samples by registering International Generic Sample Numbers (IGSN) as part of researcher workflows within its electronic laboratory notebook and sample management system. Physical samples represent crucial objects to describe the research process and improve the discoverability and reproducibility of the resulting research outputs. Yet their documentation and identification are often disconnected from digital research workflows, which typically results in poor documentation of research results and poor discoverability of physical sample data and metadata. RSpace addresses this challenge by embedding persistent identifier registration within sample management workflows, regularly used in the active research phase. Our demonstration will introduce RSpace’s sample management system, Inventory, and provide a step-by-step walkthrough of the IGSN registration process within RSpace. The demonstration will show how researchers can seamlessly document sample metadata, generate compliant IGSN records, and register identifiers without leaving their sample management tool. We will demonstrate how the system ensures metadata compliance with the IGSN schema, and how RSpace uses the IGSNs to create rich research documentation and to facilitate the discovery of research samples through publicly discoverable landing pages.