FAIR F1 for database evaluation
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FAIR Principle F1: metadata are assigned persistent, globally unique and resolvable identifiers
https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.a2cea7
FAIR Principle F1 requires that (meta)data are assigned identifiers that support unambiguous identification and long-term reference. Within the ARK-based benchmarks, this principle focuses on database identifier practices and the FAIR-enabling qualities those practices provide for content stored within databases.
Persistent, globally unique, and resolvable identifiers are fundamental FAIR-enabling characteristics because they support discovery, citation, interoperability, machine navigation, and long-term stewardship of digital objects. Databases that assign identifiers with these qualities to at least a subset of their records help ensure that database content can be reliably referenced and accessed over time.
The metrics associated with the ARK-based benchmarks evaluate database identifier practices relating to persistence, global uniqueness, and resolvability.
Database FAIR-enabling characteristics
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Database assigns persistent identifiers to at least some records
Linked identifier schema records with persistence guarantees (see our GUPRI definition).
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Database assigns globally unique identifiers to at least some records
Linked identifier schema records with global uniqueness guarantees (see our GUPRI definition)
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Database assigns resolvable identifiers to at least some records
Linked identifier schema records with resolvability guarantees (see our GUPRI definition).
Future work
Future work could expand F1 to evaluate:
database as a whole has a GUPRI
metadata record under evaluation (here, the FAIRsharing record) has a GUPRI
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