> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/record-sections-and-fields/general-information.md).

# General Information

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#### FAIR guidance

Throughout this documentation, you'll find explanations of why particular metadata are important and how they support the **Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability (FAIR)** of your resource.

FAIRsharing helps resource providers describe their standards, databases and policies using rich, structured metadata that supports discovery, understanding and reuse by both people and software. These guidance notes explain why each field matters and how it contributes to making your resource more FAIR-enabling.

To learn more about FAIRsharing's approach to FAIR, see [**Alignment with FAIR**](/fairsharing/alignment-with-community-efforts.md#alignment-with-fair).
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## Overview

You can read through the documentation for the General Information in order, or skip to whichever section you are most interested in.