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The CESSDA Data Archiving Guide (DAG) is a new resource designed to support the practical needs of data archive and repository staff. In the guide, data professionals can learn what a data archive is, what it does, and why data archives play an important role in the scientific infrastructure. The DAG focuses on common ground and is a useful tool for professionals new to data archiving or those …

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is pleased to announce the "FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS WG)" webinar which will take place on September 23rd, 2021. This webinar will start with an overview of the current activities related to software in the RDA community and in the scholarly ecosystem. An in-depth analysis of the recently publishede FAIR principles for Research Software …

The first document of the FAIR4Rs working group for community review across RDA, FORCE11 and the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) has been published. This document presents the FAIR principles for Research Software. It is available for community input via RDA. To improve the FAIRness of research software, the FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) Working Group has sought to understand how to …

CODATA offers webinars on a variety of topics relating to the following activities: data policy, data science and capacity mobilising in relation to data. The webinar "What DDI Can Do for You!“ is aimed at audiences both inside and external to the DDI community. It highlights where metadata is needed in terms of the FAIR principles and explains how different DDI products can help to support the …

This week (22-26 Feb), the very successful (more than 600 participants in total) and topic-rich (more than 13 sessions and three workshops) RDA-DE conference took place. The Director of the NFDI, York-Sure Vetter, had highlighted the da|ra service in his contribution regarding its importance for the production of FAIR data. We thank you for the positive feedback and look forward to further …