An iterative and interdisciplinary categorisation process towards FAIRer digital resources for sensitive life-sciences data

For life science infrastructures, sensitive data generate an additional layer of complexity. Cross-domain categorisation and discovery of digital resources related to sensitive data presents major interoperability challenges. To support this FAIRification process, a toolbox demonstrator aiming at su...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2022-12, Vol.12 (1), p.20989-20989, Article 20989
Main Authors: David, Romain, Ohmann, Christian, Boiten, Jan-Willem, Abadía, Mónica Cano, Bietrix, Florence, Canham, Steve, Chiusano, Maria Luisa, Dastrù, Walter, Laroquette, Arnaud, Longo, Dario, Mayrhofer, Michaela Th, Panagiotopoulou, Maria, Richard, Audrey S., Goryanin, Sergey, Verde, Pablo Emilio
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Language:English
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Biochemistry, Computational biology and bioinformatics, Ecology, Genetics, Medical research, Microbiology Molecular biology, Natural hazards, Plant sciences, Zoology
Biological Science Disciplines
Environmental Sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Life cycles
Life Sciences
multidisciplinary
Pilot Projects
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Software
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Summary:For life science infrastructures, sensitive data generate an additional layer of complexity. Cross-domain categorisation and discovery of digital resources related to sensitive data presents major interoperability challenges. To support this FAIRification process, a toolbox demonstrator aiming at support for discovery of digital objects related to sensitive data (e.g., regulations, guidelines, best practice, tools) has been developed. The toolbox is based upon a categorisation system developed and harmonised across a cluster of 6 life science research infrastructures. Three different versions were built, tested by subsequent pilot studies, finally leading to a system with 7 main categories (sensitive data type, resource type, research field, data type, stage in data sharing life cycle, geographical scope, specific topics). 109 resources attached with the tags in pilot study 3 were used as the initial content for the toolbox demonstrator, a software tool allowing searching of digital objects linked to sensitive data with filtering based upon the categorisation system. Important next steps are a broad evaluation of the usability and user-friendliness of the toolbox, extension to more resources, broader adoption by different life-science communities, and a long-term vision for maintenance and sustainability.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-25278-z