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FAIR data: Interoperable

Interoperable - what does the term mean?

Interoperability means that both humans and machines can retrieve and read your (meta)data. To allow this, you should ensure that the data can be exchanged and used across different applications and systems.

The FAIR principles suggest the following steps to make research data interoperable.

Questions about FAIR?

Please contact us at forskersupport@kb.dk. You can also get in touch via eScience Services at Roskilde University's service portal (requires RUC login).

What are the principles of Interoperable?

I1: (Meta)data use a formal, accessible, shared and broadly applicable language for knowledge representation

I2: (Meta)data use vocabularies that follow the FAIR principles 

I3: (Meta)data include qualified references to other (meta)data

Visit GoFAIR’s website to read about the principles in detail.

Read more

Many academic disciplines support initiatives to formalise the metadata specifications required for data re-use. Click here to visit the UK’s Digital Curation Centre and find out more about recognised standards for metadata, including the DataCite Metadata Schema

How do you make (meta)data Interoperable?

Standard ontologies, controlled vocabularies and metadata standards:  In some research communities, vocabularies and ontologies are clearly defined. To enhance the interoperability of your research data as well as the chances of both humans and computers being able to read the data, you are advised to use standard ontologies, controlled vocabularies and a recognised standard for metadata like the DataCite Metadata Schema. 

Technical interoperability: You should allow (meta)data to be exchanged and used across different applications and systems, for instance by making use of open file formats such as .csv or .txt. This is so that you and other researchers can exchange and interpret each other’s research data and the metadata.

 

 

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