status: Recognised & Endorsed

Chair (s): Nadica Miljković, Julien Colomb

Group Email: [group_email]

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The design and production of research hardware i.e., physical artefacts, including mechanical, electrical and software components, have always been an integral part of scientific research. Research hardware can refer to application-oriented development prototypes, as well as to research equipment such as custom-made scientific laboratory build-ups. The open science hardware community has been encouraging the dissemination of research hardware design information under free and open licenses upon scientific publication - in addition to other research outputs like data and software. It has been fostering the idea of "open hardware (OH) from academia". For dissemination of OH, information products such as bills of materials (BOMs), Computer-Aided Design (CAD) files, assembly instructions and other types of digital assets (e.g., 3D printable models for additive manufacturing) are commonly used (Bonvoisin et al., 2017). This may also comprise a software component required for the application of hardware.

 

However, guidelines for enhancing reusability of research hardware are missing and need to be encouraged (Ezoji, Boujut, & Pinquié, 2021). Good practices from research data include FAIR principles (Wilinson et al., 2016) aiming at increased findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of data by both humans and machines. Recent advances through the work of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the FAIR for Research Software group (FAIR4RS WG), the Research Software Alliance (ReSA), and others highlighted the importance of adapting the FAIR principles for research software. We believe that the redefinition of FAIR principles for the domain of research hardware can facilitate and improve OH dissemination practices. Moreover, so-called "closed hardware" or "partially-closed hardware" may also benefit from the application of reoriented FAIR principles.

 

In this group, we would like to build on previous work (Miljković, Trisovic, & Peer, 2021) and aim at defining FAIR principles for research hardware. We will follow the example of the FAIR4RS WG: Our work will focus on unique characteristics of hardware in relation to existing FAIR principles for data and software. We will emphasise the importance of research hardware documentation, available technology, knowledge and components (or lack thereof), and specific demands for hardware licensing. Also, complex dependencies to other hardware and software components will be discussed.

 

This interest group aims to collaborate with the OH community (GOSHOSHWA), scientific research projects involving OH (Open.Make, OPENNEXT), maker communities, and the RDA community to facilitate open discussions on FAIR principles for research hardware. Please join us in this endeavour!

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30
March
2023

March results

by Julien Colomb

Dear all, You can access the video and presentations of last meeting at https://box.hu-berlin.de/d/e11cdaef63fd43b9964e/ As usual, minutes are in the etherpad at https://etherpad.hu-berlin.de/ep/p/g.b9vQvzly2nMJWI6l$FAIR4RH-1
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28
March
2023

Re: [fair4rh] [fair4rh] FAIR for RH Meeting tonight (Australia time)

by Alexander Struck

Dear all, I’m not working today and cannot make it to the call. I’ll check the notes later. All the best Alexander
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28
March
2023

R: [fair4rh] FAIR for RH Meeting tonight (Australia time)

by Sara Coppini

Dear all, I won't make it too to today call, unfortunately I'm not feeling well. I will check the collaborative note in the etherpad anyways, and if I can I will make a contribution of my own for the next meeting. Sorry and best regards, Sara Coppini Sara Coppini Data Steward Research Services Coordination Unit Research Division (ARIC) Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Via Zamboni, 33 - 40126 Bologna - ITALY E-mail: ***@***.*** Tel. 051 2099121
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28
March
2023

FAIR for RH Meeting tonight (Australia time)

by Siobhann McCafferty

Dear all, I sadly can't make the meeting tonight. WIll it be recorded, or minutes circulated? Best wishes, - Siobhann -- Siobhann McCafferty Platforms Projects Coordinator Project Manager: RAiD Pronouns: she/her/hers Why pronouns are important M +61 405 340 986 orcid.org/0000-0002-2491-0995 ***@***.*** *ardc.edu.au *
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22
March
2023

Meeting rescheduled to 10am

by Julien Colomb

Hi, A couple of people could not make it anymore at 11, let’s try to reschedule it for 10am. Hope everybody can make it! See you next week. Here the new invite.
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16
March
2023

Registration for FORCE11 annual conference now open!

by Nadica Miljković

Dear all, I am forwarding this information from Dr. Daniel S. Katz in case you're interested.
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16
March
2023

FAIR4RH march meeting

by Julien Colomb

Poll has spoken, see you on the 28th at 11am CEST (careful, we will have changed time until then) @Jerry, please make sure Alex knows everything about the hackathon idea, as you cannot attend. Best, Julien https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/j/4654730503?pwd=alJvSVlnNFJkS1BYZWo1NFQ3d0phZz09 agenda: https://etherpad.hu-berlin.de/ep/p/g.b9vQvzly2nMJWI6l$FAIR4RH-1 FAIR4RH march meeting
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15
March
2023

Scheduling 2023-03-FAIR4RH

by Julien Colomb

Hi All, I'm trying to see when we're all available for: 2023-03-FAIR4RH Please visit https://www.when2meet.com/?19201836-Aclkb to let me know when you're available. Thanks, (Agenda: https://etherpad.hu-berlin.de/ep/p/g.b9vQvzly2nMJWI6l$FAIR4RH-1 )
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06
March
2023

Scheduling 2023-03-fair4rh

by Julien Colomb

Dear all, We would like to choose one time for our future meetings that we want to organise in the last week of each month. I have set a when2meet for this (based on march dates). Please fill the poll with your general time restrictions for each day (not the specific one for march), as we would like set the same time for our future meetings as well. See it here: https://www.when2meet.com/?19075526-5QL3t Best regards, Julien
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16
February
2023

FAIR4RH february meeting

by Julien Colomb

Dear all, This is a reminder for our meeting next week, we have new members I hope you can all make it ! See the etherpad for more information, please use it if you want to bring something into the agenda: https://etherpad.hu-berlin.de/ep/p/g.b9vQvzly2nMJWI6l$FAIR4RH-1 FAIR4RH february meeting Scheduled: 22. Feb 2023 at 13:00 to 14:00, CET
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