The European Commission Expert Group on FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) Data has recently issued its Final Report and Action Plan, “Turning Fair into Reality”. The report actually goes beyond data and considers FAIR digital objects broadly, which could also include software, for example. This is available as a free download at:
Also, the Association of Research Libraries has just published an interesting collection of papers on radical collaboration for research data management. These are packaged as Research Library Issues 296, and can be downloaded (either individually or as a group) at
https://publications.arl.org/rli296/
With best wishes for the holidays.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
