Challenge
Desc ip ion
Impac
Concep ual
Le el / Bes
P ac ices
No consensus on
conc e e measu es
o FAIRi ica ion in
DSE ye .
Concep ual wo k and
p ac ical implemen a ion as
addi ional wo k packages o
be in eg a ed causes
insecu i y and inc eases
wo kload.
Legacy
Sys ems &
Da a
Technologies can
become ou da ed.
Da a lacks ull FAIR
compa ibili y.
Main enance and (i
equi ed) implemen a ion o
new echnologies as well as
da a p epa a ion,
con e sion and
enhancemen migh slow
p ogess o he p ojec .
Changing
Pa ame e s
Rapidly e ol ing
s anda ds and
unding
equi emen s.
The demand o keep up o
da e and be complian
inc eases wo kload and
migh cause delays.
Edi o ial
Wo k low
In eg a ion
Di icul y
in eg a ing FAIR
da a asks in o
es ablished
edi o ial ou ines.
In eg a ion o addi ional
wo k packages slows
ou ine.
Human
Resou ce
Cons ain s
Limi ed esou ces
( ime, unding, e c.)
due o an al eady
ull wo k plan.
Delays in wo k plan (and/o
only pa ial implemen a ion
o FAIR da a p o ision?).
Sus ainabili y
Conce ns
Ongoing
main enance
equi es long- e m
unding.
Seeking collabo a ions (and
addi ional unding?) akes
ime and e o .
Expe ise and
Coo dina ion
Di e se eam oles
and knowledge
le els.
Requi emen o ex a
aining, enhanced
communica ion and
documen a ion.
In oduc ion
Long- e m edi ion p ojec s manage da a o e decades.
In eg a ing addi ional wo k packages o FAIR da a p o ision
poses challenges ha a ec wo k low, echnical
in as uc u e, and eam coo dina ion.
P ojec Objec i es
The “Edi ion o he F ankish Capi ula ies” (Capi ula ia) is a
long- e m p ojec unded by he Ge man Academies’
P og amme since 2014. Capi ula ies a e among he mos
impo an sou ces o he his o y o he F ankish kingdoms
ha co e ed la ge pa s o Wes e n and Cen al Eu ope om
he 6 h-9 h cen u ies. They a e ins uc ions simila o laws,
o dinances o p o isions, egula ing poli ical, mili a y,
ecclesias ical, social, economic and cul u al ma e s.
Since hese ex s a e no p ese ed in he o iginal, bu only
as pa o collec ions, hei ansmission, his o y, and
ecep ion is qui e complex. This is accoun ed o by aking a
hyb id app oach: (1) each capi ula y is c i ically edi ed and
ansla ed as an indi idual ex , o be published in p in (in
he MGH Leges se ies); (2) each collec ion will be p esen ed
online as ansmi ed in he espec i e manusc ip s (> 400).
Da abases o Ea ly La in Manusc ip s (DELM)
Capi ula ia is in ol ed in he in e na ional DELM ne wo k, an associa ion
o da abases and edi ion p ojec s ela ing o ea ly medie al
manusc ip s. In his con ex , a lookup se ice has been de eloped ha
uses simple means o link in o ma ion on manusc ip s ac oss he
a ious esou ces.
Tex + / NFDI: O e s, Demands, and Needs
Visibili y & Findabili y: he Tex + Regis y as me a ca alogue o
inc ease he isibili y and in e connec i i y o he p ojec
Consul ing & Expe ise: p o ision o domain-speci ic guidance o
FAIR implemen a ion in his o ical and ex ual schola ship
P o ision o oolki s, manuals and bes p ac ice examples:
Me ada a en ichmen , alida ion, and in e ope abili y...
T aining & Ne wo king: Facili a e wo kshops, webina s, e c. and
in e -p ojec knowledge exchange (e.g. Academies and beyond)
In as uc u e: In o m abou and ensu e us wo hy eposi o ies
and u he sys ems ailo ed o humani ies p ojec s
A P oblema ic A FAIR?!
Planning o he Fu u e in Long-Te m Edi ion P ojec s
h ps://capi ula ia.uni-koeln.de
Conclusion and Ou look
Re ospec i e FAIRi ica ion: Why?
Backg ound: FAIR Da a P inciples in a Nu shell
Findable: Me ada a and da a a e easy o loca e by
humans and machines.
Accessible: Da a is e ie able ia s anda dized p o ocols.
In e ope able: Da a uses s anda dized ocabula ies and
o ma s.
Reusable: Da a is well-documen ed and licensed o
u u e use.
The p ojec p eda es he widesp ead adop ion o he FAIR
da a p inciples. Re o i ing i o FAIR compliance (and o he
eme ging equi emen s) ensu es sus ainabili y, euse, and
in e ope abili y o he de i ing esea ch da a.
Edi ion de änkischen He sche e lasse
Uni e si ä zu Köln
Daniela Schulz
How can long- e m p ojec s adap o e ol ing s anda ds
wi hou de ailing hei co e schola ly objec i e, and
delaying he wo k plan?
Which FAIR measu es a e possible pos -hoc, and which
equi e edesign and/o e en u he unding and
suppo ?
Whe e do which esponsibili ies lie?
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Re lec ions
Ne wo king | Collabo a ion | Suppo
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Measu es Taken and Planned
TEI P5-XML encoding wi h es ic i e schema and use o Schema on
applica ion o sus ainable and open sou ce so wa e (e.g. Wo dP ess)
use o CC license o enable euse o da a (and ools)
ich me ada a
p o ision o XML- iles, sc ip s, ools o download/ euse on Gi Hub
ho ough in e nal and public documen a ion (edi o ial guidelines,
echnologies, e c.)
p esen a ion o esul s on di e en pla o ms / in di e en o ms
(blogpos s, a icles, da a, in p in , online edi ion and p e-p in s, e c.)
close collabo a ion and exchange o expe ise wi h o he p ojec s,
ne wo ks and he NFDI conso ium Tex + (incl. a ma ix posi ion)
implemen a ion o pe sis en iden i ie s (planned)
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Challenges in Long-Te m DSE P ojec s
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The e ospec i e in eg a ion o FAIR da a wo k packages
in o an al eady exis ing wo k plan is challenging bu
essen ial. I equi es ailo ed s a egies, sus ained and
collabo a i e suppo , as well as an adap i e in as uc u e.
The success depends on balancing echnical, manage ial,
and human ac o s.
Seeking collabo a ions and exchange wi h o he p ojec s
and domain expe s is c ucial he e. We expec he NFDI o
be a aluable pa ne in suppo ing his ans o ma ion on
a ious le els, ensu ing da a is no only p ese ed bu made
widely usable o he u u e.
The nex s eps include he implemen ion o pe sis en
iden i ie s (PIDs), making a angemen s o he deposi ing o
ou esea ch da a in a eposi o y, and seeking s a egies o
he p ese a ion o he p esen a ion laye including he
p o ided ea u es beyond he ac ual unding phase.
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