Have you ever found a dataset but couldn’t figure out how it was collected or how it can be used? Are you spending time explaining your data to colleagues due to a lack of clear documentation? What if your data could speak for itself? Do you want to share your research data with colleagues or make it publicly available? Would you like your data to be reused in future studies or cited by others?

Managing your research data is like preparing a great meal. It requires the right ingredients, a comprehensible recipe, and ends with serving something valuable to others. This Cookbook, seasoned with the FAIR principles, will walk you through the essential stages of the (Meta)data Management process, once your data is produced and collected.

This (Meta)data Management Cookbook includes:

• Ingredient selection: Collecting your data ingredients and creating your structured metadata.
• Cooking: Mixing, managing, and storing (meta)data with care.
• Plating the dish: Serving your final dish through publishing and sharing with the community.