Library Carpentry: FAIR Data and Software: Glossary

The FAIR principles set out how to make data more usable, by humans and machines, by making it Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

Librarians have key expertise in information management that can help researchers navigate the process of making their research more FAIR

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Understand that FAIR is about both humans and machines understanding data.

Interoperability means choosing a data format or knowledge representation language that helps machines to understand the data.

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Assessments and plans are helpful tools for understanding next steps/action plans for becoming more FAIR.

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