German archivists started to discuss at scientific events about research data and to publish articles and book sections.
A key roled has been played by two bodies: Fachgruppe 8 (Archive der Hochschulen und wissenschaftlichen Institutionen) des Verbands deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare and by Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.
In 2022, E. Klindworth advocated for broad understanding of research data, a stronger use of semantic artifacts and authority records in archival catalogues.
In 2023, K. Naumann, Ch. von Hodenberg and P. Siegers recommend to archives
to work more closely together with public agencies (e.g. for statistics or for education), because the latter may transfer their (research) data to the former in the foreseeable future.
Also in 2023, F. Gelati described how FAIR principles can serve as a roadmap for the further development of a research database held by an archival institution.
In 2024, K. Naumann and A. Neuburger focus in their article on FAIR principles too and see archives as key actors in digital research data infrastructure.