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DataCite Documentation#

Service Description#

A DataCite consortium is a group of like-minded organizations that have come together to collectively participate in DataCite’s community and governance activities and use DataCite’s DOI services. Consortia are generally located in a single country or subject-based. Ιn EUDAT we follow the subject-based concortia. Organizations within a consortium can work with one or more repositories.

The main wordings as mentioned in DataCite:

  • Organization: all types of organizations – including academic institutions, research organizations, government agencies, publishers, libraries,
  • Repository: Repositories play a key role in the DataCite Member model. A repository is defined as a service operated by research organizations, where research materials are stored, managed and made accessible. A repository is a single unit and DataCite links the repository to information in re3data, where additional repository metadata are available. It is known that not all content is hosted in repositories and therefore DataCite also includes periodicals as a designation. The term periodicals include journals, proceedings, books, blogs, and working paper series.

EUDAT DataCite Consortium

Benefits#

The Benefits using DataCite are

  • DOI is a persistent identifier (PID) widely used by the research community and is a key part of ensuring research outputs abide by the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) Data Principles.
  • The offering of digital object identifiers (DOI), address a wide range of use cases that needs DOIs.
  • A global community, learning, collaborating, and advocating with a leading-edge network of research experts
  • A community developing tools and services that accelerate sharing, use, and reuse of research output
  • Low Cost & Single contact when providers are running EUDAT services

EUDAT Benefits#

At the same time being a member of the EUDAT DataCite Concortium has a number of Benefits

  • Single contact when providers are running EUDAT services
  • First level Technical support
  • Examples to use
  • Reduced fees

Who can Participate?#

EUDAT DataCite consortium is not limited to EUDAT CDI members.

  • Organisations affiliated with EUDAT that operate a B2 service or a service based on EUDAT technology can make use of the Datacite DOI’s under EUDAT organization.
  • EUDAT CDI members: EUDAT CDI members with a service that requires DOIs are eligible to make use of the DataCite DOI’s.
  • Organizations from Projects / Periodicals from Projects: Organizations that participate in projects that EUDAT participates can participate in the EUDAT Datacite Concortium.
  • Research performing organisations within the European Union / EEA can become a EUDAT DataCite member.

A Review Team is ready to assess the requests and decide on the outcome of the request based on specific criteria.

Support#

EUDAT Support is the first step before DataCite support. It is responsible for basic issues including:

  • Account management
  • DOl registration
  • Technical issues
  • Metadata requirements
  • Best practice
  • Escalation to DataCite support

Target Audience#

This documentation is targeted at Researchers, Communities, Organizations that want to use PIDs.

Contact#

Please contact us if you are missing any content or if you have general comments.

Last update: 02.11.2024