Table 2 Evaluation criteria, based on Austian et al.35 and Wilkinson et al.14.
From: Making Mathematical Research Data FAIR: Pathways to Improved Data Sharing
Category | Sub-category | Options |
|---|---|---|
Infrastructure | systems | Dataverse ∣ Figshare ∣ MediaWiki ∣ Proprietary ∣ Open-Source (other) |
Cost | Free ∣ Free to access, but contribution needed for deposit | |
Size | Size of repository (number of datasets) | |
Preservation | Redundancy | None ∣ Multiple redundant copies ∣ Geographically distributed redundant copies |
Persistent identifiers | No ID ∣ DOI ∣ other persistent ID ∣ non-persistent ID | |
Persistent data deposit | None ∣ Long term data preservation | |
Security / | Security | None ∣ Authentication mechanism |
Privacy | Privacy | None ∣ Distinction between public and private data |
Archiving | Author identifier | None ∣ zbMATH Open Author ID ∣ ORCID ID ∣ SCOPUS ID ∣ Other |
Publication identifier | None ∣ zbMATH Open Document ID ∣ Reference to paper through DOI ∣ Other reference | |
Time stamping | None ∣ Timestamp upon upload ∣ Timestamp for every version | |
Submission | Data types | No restriction ∣ Restrictions to specific types |
Data size | No restriction ∣ Restricted to maximal size | |
Metadata | No metadata necessary ∣ Controlled Language ∣ Readme file | |
Review/Data Quality | None ∣ Submissions are reviewed and approved for metadata and compliance | |
Access / Sharing | Online access | Data available for free and open download ∣ User registration needed |
API | None ∣ API for search available ∣ API for search and submission available | |
License | CC0 ∣ Creative Commons License ∣ Other license (open) ∣ Other license (restrictive) | |
Policy | Mandate | No ∣ Yes (Info about: Under what authority does the repository operate (e.g. government)?) |
Data Ownership | No ∣ Yes (Info about: Who owns the ingested data?) | |
Data Licensing | No ∣ Yes (Info about: How are the data licensed?) | |
Preservation | No ∣ Yes (Info about: What is the practice for long-term preservation?) | |
Succession plan | No ∣ Yes (Info about: What actions will be taken if the repository is closed?) | |
FAIR Principles | Findability | No ∣ Yes (Means: The data can be discovered by both humans and machines, for instance by exposing metadata and keywords to search engines) |
Accessibility | No ∣ Yes (Means: The (meta-)data is archived in long-term storage and can be made available using standard technical procedures) | |
Interoperability | No ∣ Yes (Means: The data can be exchanged and used across different applications and systems) | |
Reusability | No ∣ Yes (Means: The data is well documented and licensing information is provided |
