Short Description
To be able to reach your FAIRification goals, having a team with the right skillset is important [FAIRopoly]. The composition of the team depends on the exact goals and different skills may be necessary in different phases of the of the process [Elixir]. The core of the team may be formed by one or more data stewards with expertise of the FAIRification process in general and knowledge of the local environment [Generic]. The team may, furthermore, contain (part-time) advisors with, for example domain expertise [FAIRopoly], as well as data managers, software developers, research scientists, project managers and legal support [Elixir].
Working Group
Why is this step important
FAIRification is a complicated process and requires expertise from a variety of fields. Hence, assembling the right team is essential to meet your goals.
Expertise requirements for this step
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How to
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References, if relevant, to FAIRCookbook, RDMKit, GOFAIR?
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Generic Workflow[2]:
Data FAIRification requires different types of expertise and should therefore be carried out in a multidisciplinary team guided by FAIR data steward(s). The different sets of expertise are on i) the data to be FAIRified and how they are managed, ii) the domain and the aims of the data resource within it, iii) architectural features of the software that is (or will be) used for managing the data, iv) access policies applicable to the resource, v) the FAIRification process (guiding and monitoring it), vi) FAIR software services and their deployment, vii) data modelling, viii) global standards applicable to the data resource, and ix) global standards for data access. A good working approach is to organize a team that contains or has access to the required expertise. The core of such a team may be formed by data stewards, with at least expertise of the local environment and of the FAIRification process in general.
Practical Examples from the Community
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References & Further reading
[FAIRopoly] FAIRopoly https://www.ejprarediseases.org/fairopoly/
[Generic] A Generic Workflow for the Data FAIRification Process: https://direct.mit.edu/dint/article/2/1-2/56/9988/A-Generic-Workflow-for-the-Data-FAIRification
[Elixir] A framework for FAIRification processes: https://faircookbook.elixir-europe.org/content/recipes/introduction/metadata-fair.html
[Elixir2] https://faircookbook.elixir-europe.org/content/recipes/introduction/fairification-process.html
[GOFAIR] https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/f2-data-described-rich-metadata/
[RDMkit] https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/machine_actionability.html
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