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FAIR and its Origins

Abstract

FAIR as an acronym, its origins and its guiding principles are introduced. Learners will be able to explain the difference between FAIR and open data and contextualise the main principles of FAIR around the common characteristics of identifiers, access, metadata and registration.

About This Material

This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.

Questions this will address

  • What is FAIR and the FAIR Guiding Principles?
  • Where does FAIR come from?

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the FAIR principles and their origin.
  • Explain the difference between FAIR and open data.
  • Contextualise the main principles of FAIR around the common characteristics of identifiers, access, metadata and registration.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Keywords: FAIR Data, Workflows, and Research, data stewardship, dmp, fair

Target audience: Students

Resource type: e-learning

Version: 2

Status: Active

Prerequisites:

FAIR in a nutshell

Learning objectives:

  • Identify the FAIR principles and their origin.
  • Explain the difference between FAIR and open data.
  • Contextualise the main principles of FAIR around the common characteristics of identifiers, access, metadata and registration.

Date modified: 2024-03-27

Date published: 2024-03-26

Authors: Andrew Mason, Branka Franicevic, Katarzyna Kamieniecka, Kellie Snow, Khaled Jum'ah, Korneel Hens, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, Laura Cooper, Munazah Andrabi, Nick Juty, Nicola Soranzo, Philippe Rocca-Serra, Robert Andrews, Sara Morsy, Saskia Lawson-Tovey, Xenia Perez Sitja

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