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+# openMINDS_OWL
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+[![GitHub][license-shield]][license-url]
+[![GitHub contributors][contributors-shield]][contributors-url]
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+**openMINDS OWL** is a complete collection of schemas for the metadata models of the openMINDS metadata framework. All schemas are expressed in OWL and available in multiple syntaxes (*.owl for Turtle, *.xml for RDF-XML and *.jsonld for JSON-LD).
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+## How to contribute
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+The openMINDS metadata framework is an open-source project and community contributions are highly appreciated. If you want to contribute please follow our :arrow_right: [**contribution guidelines**][contribution-url].
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+This repository has two main branches: pipeline and main. The pipeline contains the code for building the OWL ontologies from the openMINDS schemas. The build process is triggered by changes to the schemas, and runs as a GitHub action. The resultant ontologies are copied to the main branch.
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+General usage questions should be raised and discussed in our :arrow_right: [**community forum**][community-forum].  
+Alternatively you can email us: `[email protected]`
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+## Funding and acknowledgements
+
+The openMINDS metadata framework development started in the [Human Brain Project (HBP)][hbp-website], funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation under the Specific Grant Agreements [SGA-1 (No.720270)][hbp-sga1-doi], [SGA-2 (No.785907)][hbp-sga2-doi], and [SGA-3 (No. 945539)][hbp-sga3-doi]. 
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+The framework is further developed as part of the EBRAINS 2.0 project, funded from the European Union's Research and Innovation Program Horizon Europe under Grant Agreement [GA (No.101147319)][ebrains2-doi].
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+The framework also receives support from the [BigBrain Project](https://bigbrainproject.org/), funded by [HIBALL][hiball-url].
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+## Collaboration partners
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+The openMINDS metadata framework is closely collaborating with the [InterLex Project][interlex-dashboard] of the [SciCrunch Data and Resource Infrastructure][scicrunch-website] and the [KnowledgeSpace][ks-website] hosted by the [International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF)][incf-website].
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+[contributors-url]: https://github.com/openMetadataInitiative/openMINDS_OWL/graphs/contributors
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+[license-url]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openMetadataInitiative/openMINDS_OWL/main/LICENSE
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+[contribution-url]: https://openminds-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/shared/contribution_guidelines.html
+[ebrains2-doi]: https://doi.org/10.3030/101147319
+[hiball-url]: https://bigbrainproject.org/hiball.html
+[hbp-sga1-doi]: https://doi.org/10.3030/720270
+[hbp-sga2-doi]: https://doi.org/10.3030/785907
+[hbp-sga3-doi]: https://doi.org/10.3030/945539
+[hbp-website]: https://www.humanbrainproject.eu
+[incf-website]: https://www.incf.org
+[interlex-dashboard]: https://scicrunch.org/scicrunch/interlex/dashboard
+[ks-website]: https://knowledge-space.org
+[scicrunch-website]: https://scicrunch.org