INFRA-ART data service

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  From printed catalogues to digital spectral databases: the evolution of infrared spectral libraries

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on May 14, 2026 — Reading time: 12 min Infrared spectroscopy has long been one of the most widely used analytical techniques for material identification, with IR spectra serving as unique molecular “fingerprints” that enable compounds to be identified through their characteristic absorption patterns. The foundations of infrared spectroscopy date back to the… read more

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  INFRA-ART spectral data collections: precious, poisonous, rare, and other hard-to-find pigments

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on March 22, 2026 — Reading time: 10 min Part of the INFRA-ART Spectral Data Collections article series The use of pigments has been fundamental to artistic creation throughout history. From the earliest cave paintings to contemporary practices, artists have continuously sought to expand their visual language by experimenting with both natural and… read more

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  INFRA-ART platform relaunch: building an EOSC-compliant infrastructure for FAIR spectral data

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on February 4, 2026 — Reading time: 7 min Part of the INFRA-ART FAIR Journey article series We are pleased to announce the relaunch of the INFRA-ART platform – a major milestone marked by the transition to a new, fully EOSC-aligned architecture. This release represents a fundamental technological upgrade of the INFRA-ART Spectral… read more

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  FAIR data, global impact: what three years of INFRA-ART usage reveal

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on January 19, 2026 — Reading time: 8 min Part of the INFRA-ART FAIR Journey article series Since the implementation of Google Analytics in October 2022, the INFRA-ART Spectral Library has steadily grown into a widely used international data service supporting research, education, and conservation activities across the globe. What began as a… read more

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  INFRA-ART year end review: key milestones from 2025

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on December 18, 2025 — Reading time: 6 min Part of the INFRA-ART FAIR Journey article series As 2025 comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect on a year of significant progress for the INFRA-ART Spectral Library. Over the past twelve months, INFRA-ART has evolved in both scale and maturity,… read more

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  Strengthening FAIR data practices in heritage science: the FAIRMap4ART implementation story

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on November 11, 2025 — Reading time: 10 min Part of the INFRA-ART FAIR Journey article series Imagine hundreds of curated, high-quality scientific datasets capturing the unique chemical fingerprints of pigments and other materials found in artworks or archaeological artifacts — all open, yet not machine-actionable. At the INFRA-ART Spectral… read more

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  INFRA-ART spectral data collections: watercolors

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on October 22, 2025 · Updated on February 11, 2026 — Reading time: 10 min Part of the INFRA-ART Spectral Data Collections article series Watercolor is among the most familiar and widely practiced painting media, yet its material behavior is uniquely complex — highly responsive to light, moisture, paper chemistry,… read more

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  INFRA-ART spectral data collections: earth pigments

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on September 2, 2025 — Reading time: 20 min Part of the INFRA-ART Spectral Data Collections article series Earth pigments are among the oldest materials used in human artistic expression. These naturally occurring pigments, derived from iron oxides, manganese compounds, clays, and other minerals, have been used since the earliest… read more

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  Is your data FAIR? Tools that help you find out

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on July 30, 2025 — Reading time: 12 min Part of the INFRA-ART FAIR Journey article series From principles to practice: the role of FAIR assessment tools In today’s science and tech landscape, sharing data isn’t enough—it needs to be FAIR. The FAIR principles are quickly becoming a cornerstone of… read more

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  FAIR way forward: building an EOSC-aligned interoperability roadmap for the INFRA-ART Spectral Library

  by Ioana Maria Cortea — Published on July 14, 2025 — Reading time: 14 min Part of the INFRA-ART FAIR Journey article series The data interoperability challenge Digital data serve as both the outputs of research and the foundation for new investigations, studies, and educational initiatives. To enable data to be reused in novel ways—often beyond… read more