Thread by @FAIRmat_NFDI

Now we’ve talked about the value of #ResearchData and #RDM, let’s get into the #FAIRData principles! These state that research data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

https://twitter.com/FAIRmat_NFDI/status/1625082655174807555

Let’s start with #Findability! We can only use #ResearchData if we know how to look for them. This means that data (& metadata) not only need to be registered in a searchable database, but also to be indentified in a way that is clear, consistent and unique.

#Accessibility requires that the protocol for finding (meta)data using this unique label is standardized, free and open. Different people and machines should have the same opportunity to search for and access the data!
#OpenScience

#Interoperability requires that (meta)data use a shared formal language and proper references to other (meta)data. We all need to able to understand the data and their backstory!

#Reusability means including enough information about the (meta)data and their provenance, as well as the legal right, for them to be reused. This should be so thorough that even someone with no knowledge of you or your work could use your data.

These principles were introduced in the 2016 @ScientificData article “The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship”. Read the original paper at nature.com/articles/sdata… and the living document at go-fair.org/fair-principle….

...and to read about how FAIRmat applies the FAIR principles to #MaterialsScience check out the 2022 @Nature perspective “FAIRdata enabling new horizons for materials research”
nature.com/articles/s4158…
#FAIRdata #NFDI #RDM #FDM #LoveData23