From Metadata to FAIR Principles: Make Your Data Better Now: Love Your Data Blog Series Part 3

The Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory (mpilhlt) has recently approved its Research Data Policy. In accordance with this document, our institute commits to systematic management of research data in line with established standards and best practices, thus assuring the quality of research, satisfying legal and ethical requirements and contributing to the responsible handling of resources. Love Your Data blog series explains the main concepts of research data management (RDM) and their practical application to legal historical research. In the previous blog posts we discussed what RDM is, what is isn’t, and what advantages it can bring to your research project. We have also talked about the research data life cycle and how RDM comes into play at each stage. This post will explain the importance of metadata and FAIR principles with examples from legal history. Let’s dive in!