The FAIR Data Place

On the top Menu of BKH the user can select, the FAIR DATA PLACE tab. The following screen will appear (Figure 1):

Figure 1: The central page of the BKH Fair Data Place. 

This is the core component of BKH and presents FAIR data, services, and tools developed during the BiCIKL project. In the future, the BKH will also accept services on linked data provided by new members and third parties. Participants of the course who are not familiar with the FAIR data terminology could have a short introduction here.

The FAIR DATA PLACE consists of three sub-modules:

a) Research Infrastructures and Network Organisations: This sub-module lists the member organizations and research infrastructures with short descriptions and links to their data, tools, and services. 

Figure 2: In the FAIR DATA PLACE BKH users can explore Research Infrastructures and Network Organisations that are populating the services of the aggregator.

Users can explore (meta)data, tools, and services offered by the participating Research Infrastructures and Network Organisations organized by category: Specimens, Sequences, Taxon names, and Literature. 

Figure 3:  In the FAIR DATA PLACE BKH users can explore (meta)data, tools, and services offered by the participating Research Infrastructures organized by category: Specimens, Sequences, Taxonomic names, and Literature. Apart from the link to the related repositories, BKH offers a short description of the related data types and the services of each provider. 

b) Linked data services: A catalog of novel services that deliver FAIR data linked between biodiversity research infrastructures. In the next section of this module of the course, we will provide detailed guidance and support to the BKH users to explore these novel services. 

c) Become a member application form (For Service Providers): A formal questionnaire that serves as a basis to check the suitability of an organization or research infrastructure to join BKH. It has to be noted that before applying to become a contributor to BKH, please ensure that your RI is compliant with the FAIR data checklist criteria and interoperability guidelines.