FAIR Principles: Interpretations and Implementation Considerations

Jacobsen, Annika; Azevedo, Ricardo de Miranda; Juty, Nick; Batista, Dominique; Coles, Simon J.; Cornet, Ronald; Courtot, Mélanie; Crosas, Mercè; Dumontier, Michel; Evelo, Chris T.; Goble, Carole; Guizzardi, Giancarlo; Hansen, Karsten Kryger; Hasnain, Ali; Hettne, Kristina; Heringa, Jaap; Hooft, Rob; Imming, Melanie; Jeffery, Keith; Kaliyaperumal, Rajaram; Kersloot, Martijn G.; Kirkpatrick, Christine R.; Kuhn, Tobias; Juan, Ignasi Labastida i; Magagna, Barbara; McQuilton, Peter; Meyers, Natalie; Montesanti, Annalisa; Reisen, Mirjam van; Rocca‐Serra, Philippe; Pergl, Robert; Sansone, Susanna‐Assunta; Santos, Luiz Olavo Bonino da Silva; Schneider, Juliane; Strawn, George; Thompson, Mark; Waagmeester, Andra; Weigel, Tobias; Wilkinson, Mark D.; Willighagen, Egon; Wittenburg, Peter; Roos, Marco; Mons, Barend; Schultes, Erik

doi:10.1162/dint_r_00024

articleData IntelligenceNov 1, 2019DIAMOND OA

FAIR Principles: Interpretations and Implementation Considerations

AJAnnika Jacobsen RDRicardo de Miranda Azevedo NJNick Juty DBDominique Batista SJSimon J. Coles

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Abstract

The FAIR principles have been widely cited, endorsed and adopted by a broad range of stakeholders since their publication in 2016. By intention, the 15 FAIR guiding principles do not dictate specific technological implementations, but provide guidance for improving Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability of digital resources. This has likely contributed to the broad adoption of the FAIR principles, because individual stakeholder communities can implement their own FAIR solutions. However, it has also resulted in inconsistent interpretations that carry the risk of leading to incompatible implementations. Thus, while the FAIR principles are formulated on a high level and may be interpreted…

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Implementation
Interoperability
Computer science
Reusability
USable
Fair use
Reuse
Stakeholder

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