Page Comparison

Introduction

This page describes the process of developing a FAIR Metroline page from its initial state to an adopted, widely accepted version.

While writing and reviewing it is important to keep in mind that the aim of the Metroline is to provide readers FAIRification guidance in an understandable and applicable way. After reading a page a user should be able to understand the problem and take practical steps towards the solution.

Group Structure

The FAIR Metroline is being developed by the following groups of people:

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We invite you to collaborate with us as we continue to refine the various FAIR Metroline phases. Contributors will be acknowledged. If you are interested in joining one of the groups, please email fairservicedesk@health-ri.nl.

Page Development Phases

• Status
  colour Red title STATUS: IN DEVELOPMENT

  : the page is or will soon be developed by people from the Writing group. See Writing Process for suggestions on how to write a page.

• Status
  colour Purple title STATUS: READY FOR WG REVIEW

  : the page is ready for internal review by the Working Group.

• Status
  colour Yellow title STATUS: READY FOR REVIEW

  : when the Writing Group is satisfied with the page, it is ready to be reviewed by the Reviewing Group. See (External) Reviewing Process for details.

• Status
  colour Green title STATUS: ADOPTED

  : The page has been formally adopted by the Editorial board. See Editorial Process for details.

Since the content of these pages will be dynamic and revisions will be made, statuses will switch over time, even after a step has been adopted. The most recent version will always be the visible one; if an adopted version also exists, the most recent version will contain a link to the adopted version at the top of the page.

The Writing Process

The Metroline pages are based on a template. Read more about the template and what is expected for each paragraph here.

Suggested approach:

1. Start with a braindump - e.a. add everything you can think of. Research your topic. Look for existing best-practices in e.g. the FAIR Cookbook and RMDkit.

   1. Add your text by writing e.g. [Sander] This is my text

2. Co-write with members from the working group. Some of us meet every Friday in Utrecht to co-write, but feel free to plan co-write sessions whenever you deem suitable.

3. When done, make the page available for internal review and notify the Working Group

   1. Working Group Reviewers can either directly edit the page or add a comment with the suggested improvement

4. Next, the Review Group will add comments/suggestions

   1. The original writers should address these comments. See The (External) Review Process for more information.

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• The general description of page:

  • Should be readable for everyone and based on research

• The how-to section of a page:

  • Should aspire to be readable for everyone, but, depending on the topic, may require specialised knowledge.

  • Should be a general, widely applicable approach

  • If possible / applicable also add (links to) the solution necessary for onboarding in the Health-RI National Catalogue.

  • Keep it practical and simple. Keep in mind: if I would come to this page looking for a solution to this problem, would this How-to actually help me solve this problem.

The (External) Review Process

Once a page has passed the Working Group’s review, it will be made available for review by the broader Review Group:

• A page will be available for review for 3 weeks, starting the first Monday of a month

• One week prior to a page being made available for review, we will send an email to the Review Group

• After the 3 weeks have passed, the Working Group will address the suggestions. This may include contacting the reviewer to further clarify/discuss a suggestion. Bear in mind that even though all suggestions will be taken seriously, not all will necessarily be adopted.

• After the suggestions have been addressed, the Editorial Board decides whether the page is ready to released/adopted

Editorial Board Process

• The Editorial board will convene once per two months (???).

• The Review Board decide whether pages that have been reviewed can move to the Adopted state.

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