CODATA is inviting applications to join the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF) Working Group (WG) or Advisory Group (AG). Please express your interest by completing the application here before the 30 September deadline.
The Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF) is a major output from the WorldFAIR project, and has been published as an initial draft with the completion of project deliverables. CDIF is a set of implementation recommendations, based on profiles of common, domain-neutral metadata standards which are aligned to work together to support core functions required by FAIR. CDIF will continue to be developed and maintained, based on feedback from implementers and the broader FAIR community.
In the three months since it was released, the CDIF has been very well-received and has inspired a lot of interest. Downloads of the report are approaching 2,000. It has been praised as a practical guide to implementing metadata for a repository or data services with cross-domain use cases in a way that aligns with good practice and the FAIR principles. Through the rigorous work undertaken in WorldFAIR, the CDIF aligns with observable good practice and will save implementers much time.
The initial profiles and report are being converted into a web-based resource which will be announced soon, and work is starting on the next profiles. These include extensions of the current profiles on access and data description for integration, context, provenance / process models and semantic mappings. Thanks to five new projects and interest from existing and new partners, this work will go on in the context of an expanding WorldFAIR+ initiative and a number of active implementations. More on WorldFAIR+ soon!
The CDIF WG meets virtually every two weeks and collaborates online. The focus of work will be on developing the new profiles, as well as renewing the existing profiles based on feedback.
The CDIF AG meets 2-4 times a year, as required and receives profile documentation to review.
To apply to join the WG or AG, please use this form and specify which group you wish to join!
If you simply want to keep up to date with developments, please register to join the CDIF community list.
To find out more about CDIF, you may wish to consult the presentations and recording from our last webinar, or to read the CDIF report https://doi.org/10.