Evaluation of the adherence of the Aleia repository's research datasets to the FAIR Principles

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https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2025.1255

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Research data, Research data repository, Aleia repository, FAIR principles, Open science

Abstract

Objective. To assess the FAIRness of Aleia datasets. Method. Based on a descriptive study with a qualitative and quantitative
approach, the 16 datasets deposited in Aleia were assessed for the FAIR Principles. The F-UJI Automated FAIR Data
Assessment Tool, which automates the assessment of FAIR metrics, was used. Results. The highest levels of FAIRness are
linked to findability and interoperability. Regarding findability, 100% of the sample reached an advanced level in four of five metrics. Regarding interoperability, 100% of the datasets adhered to an advanced level in two of three metrics. Accessibility and reusability were the weak points of the sample. None of the five reusability metrics were implemented at an advanced level for 100% of the sample. Conclusions. Overall, the Aleia datasets are at moderate levels of FAIRness. To achieve higher levels of FAIRness, it is necessary to invest in improvements in accessibility and reusability. On the other hand, datasets have excelled in
terms of findability and interoperability, reaching advanced levels of compliance.

Author Biographies

Letícia Guarany Bonetti, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

She holds a bachelor's degree in Library Science from the University of Brasília (2019) and a master's degree in Information Science from the Federal University of São Carlos (2023). She currently works as a fellow of the Institutional Training Program of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict), developing services in the area of Open Science and data repositories.

Tatyane Guedes Martins da Silva, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

Bachelor's degree in Library Science from the University of Brasilia (2019). She was a fellow of the Institutional Training Program of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict) developing services in the area of Open Science and data repositories. Her main topics of interest are: free software for libraries, open science, open data, research data management, repositories, metadata and FAIR principles.

Caterina Groposo Pavão, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

She holds a bachelor's degree in Library Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a master's and doctorate in Communication and Information from the Graduate Program in Communication and Information at the same university. She currently teaches in the Library Science Department of the Faculty of Library Science and Communication of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and in the Postgraduate Program in Information Science of the Faculty of Library Science and Communication of the same university. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Samile Andréa de Souza Vanz , Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Graduated in Library Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1999), Master's and PhD in Communication and Information from PPGCOM UFRGS (2004 and 2009), with a sandwich internship at Dalian University of Technology (China, 2007-2008). Post-doctorate from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Madrid, 2016).

Rene Faustino Gabriel Junior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

He has a degree in Library Science and Documentation from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (2008), a master's degree in Information Management from the Federal University of Paraná (2011) and a PhD in Information Science from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2014). He is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Ana Carolina Simionato Arakaki, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

Adjunct Professor and researcher at the Faculty of Information Science at the University of Brasília (UnB), also working in the Graduate Program in Information Science (PPGCI/UFSCar) at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). Post-doctorate (2022) at the University of São Paulo (USP) in the area of Computing. PhD (2015) and Master's (2012) in Information Science from Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP). He leads the “Data and Metadata” research group and extension program.

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Bonetti, L. G., Silva, T. G. M. da, Pavão, C. . G., Vanz , S. A. de S., Gabriel Junior, R. F., & Arakaki, A. C. S. (2025). Evaluation of the adherence of the Aleia repository’s research datasets to the FAIR Principles. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (88), e006. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2025.1255

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