Author:
Xu Fuqi,Juty Nick,Goble Carole,Jupp Simon,Parkinson Helen,Courtot Mélanie
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable(FAIR) Principles explicitly require the use of FAIR vocabularies, but what precisely constitutes a FAIR vocabulary remains unclear. Being able to define FAIR vocabularies, identify features of FAIR vocabularies, and provide assessment approaches against the features can guide the development of vocabularies.
Results
We differentiate data, data resources and vocabularies used for FAIR, examine the application of the FAIR Principles to vocabularies, align their requirements with the Open Biomedical Ontologies principles, and propose FAIR Vocabulary Features. We also design assessment approaches for FAIR vocabularies by mapping the FVFs with existing FAIR assessment indicators. Finally, we demonstrate how they can be used for evaluating and improving vocabularies using exemplary biomedical vocabularies.
Conclusions
Our work proposes features of FAIR vocabularies and corresponding indicators for assessing the FAIR levels of different types of vocabularies, identifies use cases for vocabulary engineers, and guides the evolution of vocabularies.
Funder
IMI FAIRplus
European Bioinformatics Institute
EOSC-Life
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Computer Networks and Communications,Health Informatics,Computer Science Applications,Information Systems
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