# Year of Creation {% hint style="success" %} The year of creation is **recommended** for all FAIRsharing records. *Please also see the general information regarding our* [*minimal curation requirements*](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/how-to-update-a-record#minimal-curation-requirements)*.* {% endhint %} The year in which the resource was created. {% hint style="warning" %} This is the year the resource first began, and not the year the record was created in FAIRsharing or the first manuscript concerning the resource was published. {% endhint %}