Findability

The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship

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Author: Mark D. Wilkinson et al.; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2016. The following article focuses on the need to improve data handling in order to ensure the reproducibility of results published in scientific literature. It sets forth the FAIR data principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reproducibility). The article argues that FAIRness is a prerequisite for proper data management and stewardship. The…

FAIR Principles

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Author: N/A; Publisher: GO FAIR; Publication Year: 2016. The following article focusses on GO FAIR, a stakeholder-driven and self-governed initiative that aims to implement the FAIR data principles. They use Implementation Networks to define and create tools and materials for the Internet of FAIR Data and Services. FAIR stands for: 1). Findable: The first step in (re)using data is to find them. Metadata and…