Supporting digital repositories in a journey towards increased trustworthiness and FAIR compliance (FIDELIS)
FIDELIS will support repositories in their journey toward trustworthiness and FAIR compliance by developing common frameworks for repository policies and workflows. These frameworks will offer guidance and structured support to the FIDELIS network and repositories in implementing and maintaining best practices in digital object management.
The FIDELIS Matrix is being designed to better understand repositories, and how transparency around the broad range of activities and functions they undertake can contribute to trustworthiness. These activities and functions are influenced by a range of variables, for example the levels of retention, initial curation and active preservation service being offered. Together these indicate what information, from prose policies to structured metadata, should be shared to enable mutual support and engagement.
FIDELIS Matrix ( Introduction of the model)
Digital repositories are integral to the research ecosystem, and FAIR-enabling trustworthy digital repositories are key elements of EOSC. The current repository landscape is diverse in terms of maturity levels and practices, and the definition of what makes a digital repository "trustworthy" is even more volatile. The FIDELIS Matrix (TTRAM) will bring clarity and alignment to the fragmented landscape of digital repositories by providing a reference model to support and guide repositories in achieving a TDR status and to continuously improve their trustworthiness, FAIRness, and sustainability. This approach ensures that repositories also remain adaptable to future advancements in digital preservation.
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A Practical Tool for EOSC and Beyond
The FIDELIS Matrix is being designed to better understand repositories and how transparency around the broad range of activities and functions they undertake can contribute to trustworthiness. It will support :
- FIDELIS Network activities that seek to meet community needs and provide a community voice
- Improving repositories by providing a reference model to help repositories meet trust requirements
- Shaping the FIDELIS network membership
- Enabling cooperation, progress, and compliance, including interoperability with the emerging European Open Science Cloud infrastructure
The FIDELIS Matrix makes it easier for researchers, funders, and institutions to identify repositories that meet the highest standards of trustworthiness.