Division/Committee: [CINF] Division of Chemical Information

Chemical substances touch on all areas of laboratory science and chemistry underlies many critical worldwide issues, including climate, health, food availability and sustainable development. Increased reporting of machine-readable chemical data will enable compilation of information across disciplines and support active research in chemistry and related sciences worldwide, and will be essential to the development of the interdisciplinary science critical to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals and UNESCO’s priorities around Open Science. The FAIR Data Principles provide a framework for sharing data broadly and accurately that is interoperable and reusable for diverse use cases and sharing research data that align with the FAIR Data Principles is increasingly expected by funding agencies. CODATA and the Research Data Alliance have recently launched the WorldFAIR Initiative to advance implementation of the FAIR data principles within and across research domains. IUPAC, known as the world authority on chemical nomenclature, terminology, and standardized methods of measurement, is leading the WorldFAIR Chemistry project in a concerted effort through collaboration with related disciplines and data science communities to support broader data sharing of chemical data. The goal of WorldFAIR Chemistry is to support the use of chemical data standards in research workflows to enable downstream data reuse through practical direction and resources. The aim of this workshop will be to engage the input and expertise of stakeholders across the chemistry community on prototype services in development. Guidance: recommendations for managing and sharing FAIR chemical data for various stakeholders Cookbook: recipes (Cookbook) for preparing and depositing FAIR machine-enabled chemical data Protocols: universal protocol for browser-based validation and lookup services

Dr. Michelle M. Nolan

Chemical Sciences Librarian, University of Florida

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