Guiding Principles for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable Data Publishing version b1.0 | FORCE11

"These are summarized as the FAIR "Facets":

• Data should be Findable
• Data should be Accessible
• Data should be Interoperable
• Data should be Re-usable.

These FAIR Facets are obviously related, but technically somewhat independent from one another, and may be implemented in any combination, incrementally, as data providers and FAIRports evolve to increasing degrees of FAIR-ness. As such, the barrier-to-entry for FAIR data producers, publishers and stewards is maintained as low as possible, with providers being encouraged to gradually increase the number of FAIR Facets they comply with.

Therefore, the purpose of this document is not to define nor suggest any technological implementation for any of these facets, but rather to define the characteristics, norms, and practices that data resources, tools, and infrastructures should exhibit in order to be considered 'FAIR', and FAIR-ness can be achieved with a wide range of technologies and implementations."