Introduction to DataCite and its Infrastructure

Jan BraseSebastian Peters

Frauke Ziedorn

2014-04-23

TIB begins to issue DOI names for datasets

Paris Memo-randum

DataCite Asso-ciation founded in London

7 members

0503

DFG funded project with German WDCs

History

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22 members9 affiliate member

Over 3,2 million DOI names

Statistic pageContent

negotiation

Robust technical infrastructure

STM-joint statementSummer meetingHannover 2010Berkeley 2011Copenhagen 2012Washington 2013Nancy 2014

Carries

International DOI Foundation

DataCite

MemberInstitution

Data CentreData CentreData Centre

MemberInstitution

Data CentreData CentreData Centre

… Works with

Managing Agent(TIB)

Member

AssociateStakeholder

DataCite structure

Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI), California Digital Library, USAPurdue University, USAOffice of Scientific and Technical

Information (OSTI), USALibrary of TU Delft,

The NetherlandsTechnical Information

Center of DenmarkThe British LibraryZB Med, GermanyZBW, GermanyGesis, GermanyLibrary of ETH ZürichL’Institut de l’Information Scientifique

et Technique (INIST), FranceSwedish National Data Service (SND)Australian National Data Service (ANDS)Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane (CRUI)National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)The Hungarian Academy of Sciences University of Tartu, EstoniaJapan Link Center (JaLC)South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)

DataCite members

Affiliated members:Digital Curation Center (UK)Microsoft ResearchInteruniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) Bejiing Genomic Institute (BGI)IEEEHarvard University LibraryWorld Data System (WDS)GWDG

2012: STM, CrossRef and DataCite Joint Statement

1. To improve the availability and findability of research data, the signers encourage authors of research papers to deposit researcher validated data in trustworthy and reliable Data Archives.

2. The Signers encourage Data Archives to enable bi-directional linking between datasets and publications by using established and community endorsed unique persistent identifiers such as database accession codes and DOI's.

3. The Signers encourage publishers and data archives to make visible or increase visibility of these links from publications to datasets and vice versa

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Example

The dataset:Storz, D et al. (2009): Planktic foraminiferal flux and faunal composition of sediment trap

L1_K276 in the northeastern Atlantic. http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.724325

Is supplement to the article:Storz, David; Schulz, Hartmut; Waniek, Joanna J; Schulz-Bull, Detlef;

Kucera, Michal (2009): Seasonal and interannual variability of the planktic foraminiferal flux in the vicinity of the Azores Current.

Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 56(1), 107-124,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2008.08.009

ODIN project

• ORCID and DataCite interoperability network. Funded under FP7http://www.odin-project.eu

• Claim your DataCite DOI with your ORCID profile:http://datacite.labs.orcid-eu.org/

Cooperation

• MoU with ORCID• Agreement with Re3Data and DataBib to include their service

in 2016• MoU with RDA to become organisational affiliate• Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles

https://www.force11.org/datacitation

2014 Annual conference

DataCite Working Groups

Tech Teamtech {@} datacite.org

Business PracticesMetadata

Business Practices Working Group

• What we do• Develop best business practices; articulate DataCite policy

• Who we are• Members from France, Germany, Switzerland, UK, US, Canada

Interested in becoming a member?karen.morgenroth {@} nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Published 2012-10-01

Find it here:http://www.datacite.org/sites/default/files/Business_Models_Principles_v1.0.pdf

Or with doi:10.5438/0007

Business Models Principles

Business Models Principles

• Information for allocation agencies• Costs/fees schedules; prefixes; membership;

contracts/agreements• Information for clients

• Commitment to persistent access; landing pages; syntax; mandatory metadata requirement

• Definitions• Data sets; data papers; grey literature

Data Quality Survey

WHY: Assess DataCite‘s role in ensuring data quality. 11.-25. June 2013: Online survey within the DataCite community

•What constitutes data “quality”• No consensus; ‘Data quality’ is an abstract phrase

•How might this quality be assessed• Scientific context; intended use; disciplinary standards; expert

knowledge; data centres; peer review; metadata and documentation• What do you see as DataCite’s role in ensuring or assessing quality?

• No direct role (Concept of “usurping” the role of scientific communities; ensuring data centres/repositories have procedures; Do DOIs actually indicate quality?); ensure metadata quality

52 responds

Outlook

• Create recommendations based on the responses to the survey• Update the first version of the „Business Models Principles“

(definitions, granularity, landing pages, collaboration among the members, etc)

• Get opinions from the DataCite community via Google Discussion Group

• Support the DataCite Board in implementing the strategical plan 2013-2014

Metadata Working Group

What we do• Create and update the Metadata Schema• Communication with the community

Who we are• 12 members• 7 nations (USA, Canada, Germany, UK, Sweden,

Netherlands, France)

Interested in becoming a member?joan.starr {@} ucop.edu

DataCite Metadata Schema

Mandatory Properties• Identifier (with type attribute)

• Creator (with type and nameIdentifier attributes)

• Title (with optional type attribute)

• Publisher• PublicationYear

Citation:Creator (PublicationYear): Title. Publisher. Identifier

DataCite Metadata Schema

Optional and Recommended Properties:• Subject (with scheme attribute)• Contributor (with type and nameIdentifier attributes)• Date (with type attribute)• Language• ResourceType (with description attribute)• AlternateIdentifier (with type attribute)• RelatedIdentifier (with type and relationType attributes)• Size• Format• Version• Rights• Description (with type attribute)• GeoLocation (with point, box, and place)

More Information on Metadata

• http://schema.datacite.orgAccess to all versions of the DataCite metadata schema, with documentation, schema definition, and examples.

• Documentation v3.0: doi:10.5438/0008 PDF file with documentation and explanations for the schema.

• Schema Definition v3.0: doi:10.5438/0009XSD file that defines the format of the XML files.

• Google Discussion Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/datacite-metadata

DataCite Infrastructure

• Metadata Store (http://mds.datacite.org)Metadata Store user interface for manual minting of DOIs.

• Test system (http://test.datacite.org)DataCite‘s test system includes all services, like MDS, Search, Content Negotiation etc.

• Need new prefixes? -> frauke.ziedorn {@} tib.uni-hannover.de

DataCite Services

• http://search.datacite.orgSearch engine for all metadata stored by DataCite.

• http://stats.datacite.orgStatistics portal.

• http://test.datacite.orgDataCite‘s test system includes all services, like MDS, Search, Content Negotiation etc.

Cooperations

• With CrossRef:• http://crosscite.org/citeproc/

A Citation Formater which provides over 100 different formats for citations.

• http://crosscite.org/cn/With Content Negotiation it is possible to access different media types of a registered object (machine-to-machine only).

• With ORCID:• http://datacite.labs.orcid-eu.org/

ODIN Project: Claim your research data in your ORCID profile.

Thank you!