FAIRsharing record for: FAIR Benchmark - Institutional Repository Datasets

This FAIRsharing record describes: The ‘FAIR Benchmark – Institutional Repository Datasets’ provides a structured framework for evaluating and improving the metadata of research datasets in institutional repositories. It operationalizes the FAIR principles into practical, community-endorsed assessments. The benchmark serves two primary audiences: 1) repository teams, who integrate these tests into institutional workflows to ensure systemic compliance; and 2) researchers, who use the evaluation feedback to identify improvements and deepen their understanding of data FAIRness. By offering a transparent, cross-disciplinary approach, the benchmark distinguishes between repository-level infrastructure and record-specific properties.

The benchmark is designed to be applied to institutional repository records once they have been made publicly available.