14 Metadata Syndication Things

This resource borrows—in tone and format—from the '23 Research Data Management Things' training program developed at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and replicated worldwide. The International Technology Office iteration, "14 Metadata Syndication Things," has a narrower focus. It introduces the subjects of federation and syndication through the lens of some key topics in harvestable metadata services and semantic markup (specifically schema.org), as technologies that enhance dataset and data repository interoperability. We present our 14 Things in five modules, based on the 4 FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability), plus a fifth section (Going Global) that takes a big-picture look at FAIR metadata within the context of a global set of research artefacts. With these 14 Things, we share part of the bounty from our recent expeditions into the metadata syndication ecosystem. This collection brings together research articles, blog posts, conference presentations, technical reference materials and other types of digital material selected for their relevance, clarity, timeliness and quality of content.