Evaluating FAIR Digital Object and Linked Data as distributed object systems

FAIR Digital Object (FDO) is an emerging concept that is highlighted by European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) as a potential candidate for building an ecosystem of machine-actionable research outputs. In this work we systematically evaluate FDO and its implementations as a global distributed object sys...

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Published in:PeerJ. Computer science 2024-04, Vol.10, p.e1781-e1781, Article e1781
Main Authors: Soiland-Reyes, Stian, Goble, Carole, Groth, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Digital object
Distributed and Parallel Computing
Distributed objects
EOSC
FAIR
FDO
Linked data
Middleware
Web applications
World Wide Web and Web Science
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Summary:FAIR Digital Object (FDO) is an emerging concept that is highlighted by European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) as a potential candidate for building an ecosystem of machine-actionable research outputs. In this work we systematically evaluate FDO and its implementations as a global distributed object system, by using five different conceptual frameworks that cover interoperability, middleware, FAIR principles, EOSC requirements and FDO guidelines themself. We compare the FDO approach with established Linked Data practices and the existing Web architecture, and provide a brief history of the Semantic Web while discussing why these technologies may have been difficult to adopt for FDO purposes. We conclude with recommendations for both Linked Data and FDO communities to further their adaptation and alignment.
ISSN:2376-5992
2376-5992
DOI:10.7717/peerj-cs.1781