How Many When (Update)
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DataCite includes many types of resources and the distribution of those has evolved considerably over the last twenty years. During 2023, 75% of the new resources are physicalObjects.
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Project Metadata in DataCite
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DataCite metadata with the term Project in the resourceType occur in at least ten repositories, with the majority in the Center for Open Science (cos.osf) and Zenodo (cern.zenodo). Samples of these metadata were examined to determine how projects are represented in DataCite. While single repositories show consistent patterns, no clear overall pattern emerged.
Read MoreFAIR Island Experiments with Connecting Project Resources in DataCite
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The FAIR Island Project has recently been exploring how the global research infrastructure can be used to connect all kinds of research resources related to scientifically significant places back to the place that enabled the work (i.e. the field station). We recently explored connecting data management plans, protocols, and datasets to projects at field stations in French Polynesia.
Read MoreUniversities@DataCite
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Affiliations and identifiers are critical for building a connected research community across the world. The contribution made to that connected resource for University datasets in DataCite is limited by the paucity of the required organizational identifiers.
Read MoreHow Many When (All Time)
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DataCite has a long history of registering DOIs for a variety of resource types.
Read MoreHow Many When?
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Read MoreDataCite Facets: Understanding DataCite Usage
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I will describe how the DataCite metadata facets help me improve my understanding of DataCite metadata usage in this blog and introduce some software that can help you answer your questions about DataCite metadata usage.
Read MoreMetadata Life Cycle: Mountain or Superhighway?
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The idea that DataCite exists only to provide DOIs is deeply embedded in repository thought processes and this idea needs to evolve. The research community needs to think about DataCite (and other elements of the global research infrastructure) as powerful resources for describing and connecting the myriad of resources that make up the modern research world. We need to maximize the information that we add into this system to maximize the benefits we can get out of it.
Read MoreThe Others
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Identifying diverse contributions made to research objects is the first step in acknowledging those contributions. DataCite includes the contributorType metadata element and a list of twenty types to support this step. A type of Other is included to allow recognition of contributions not included in the list. Understanding how Other is used might help evaluate possible extensions to the contributorType list.
Read MoreConnecting DMPs and Research Outputs in DataCite Metadata
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We are in the early days of documenting output management plans using DataCite metadata so it is an important time to identify and adopt common practices that help realize the exciting goals of machine-actionable DMPs. Common practices will facilitate the creation of interoperable DMPs and the development of tools across the research community that help us all reap the on-going benefits of these plans throughout the research life-cycle.
Read MoreCan Repositories Improve Metadata?
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The road to complete and consistent metadata can be long and arduous – digging through piles of metadata and other kinds of data to find small gems of information that can be added to metadata records, contacting recalcitrant researchers to fill in blanks, slowly building content across a collection… Does it really need to be that hard?
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