Welcome to the AgriDataGuidebook

Here you will find general resources for research data management (RDM) and was created as part of the Climate-Smart Agri-Food Network for its members.

The FAIR Data Principles

Published in 2016, the FAIR guiding principles help researchers improve their digital assets (such as data) by improving the:

• F - Findability
• A - Accessibility
• I - Interoperability
• R - Reusability

This AgriDataGuidebook provides resources to help researchers ultimately improve FAIRness of their research outputs.

The free e-textbook Research Data Management in the Canadian Context (2023) is an excellent and comprehensive resource.

FAIR resources

• Free e-textbook Research Data Management in the Canadian Context
• UBC Library Research Data Management Documentation.
• Official GO-FAIR website
• EOSC has released a resource site to help find ways to implement FAIR principles.

• The Digital Research Alliance of Canada has links to many training resources which would be useful to researchers.

• written by Carly Huitema