# F4 Principle F4 states that digital resources must be registered or indexed in a searchable resource (e.g., a search engine). The searchable resource provides the infrastructure by which a metadata record can be discovered, using either the attributes in that metadata or via the identifier of the resource itself. ----- ## More information ### Public - [GFF Website - Interpretation of F4](https://www.gofair.foundation/f4) - [Jacobsen et al](https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_r_00024) ------- ## Related - [[GFF FAIR Interpretations]] - [[Registry]] ------------ %%this looks wrong in editing mode but actually works when published / in preview mode%% #### Return to the website: [![[gff_name.png|100]]](https://www.gofair.foundation/)