Authors: Open Science Centre, Mendel University in Brno Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU) is a Czech university with a long tradition of excellence in the fields of study of agriculture and forestry. Since the 1990s, the university proudly bears the name of Gregor Johann Mendel, the founder of modern genetics. The university has 5 faculties …
On 24 January, the DOI registration agency DataCite announced the launch of version 4.5 of its metadata schema. This latest version, developed by the Metadata Working Group in collaboration with DataCite staff, includes key additions and updates to Schema 4 that enable repositories to produce richer and more accurate metadata: More about the new version …
Representatives of the National Center for Persistent Identifiers conducted a webinar on March 22, 2024 entitled Introduction to Persistent Identifiers. The webinar was held under the Training Center of the EOSC-CZ initiative. Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are the cornerstone of implementing the FAIR principles. Their effective use can greatly simplify the sharing of research results. The …
National PID Centre held a webinar “Introduction to Persistent Identifiers” Read More »
The team of the National ORCID Centre and National DOI Centre, which operate under the National Technical Library from 2023, summarizes the year 2023. What has been achieved in 2023? The National ORCID and DOI Centres were established on June 1. The National ORCID Centre started with 18 member institutions, with 3 more institutions joining …
On November 28, 2023, DataCite, the registration agency for the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) representing a global membership community working with more than 3,000 repositories worldwide, and the STM Association, whose members include more than 140 scientific, technical, and medical publishing organizations, issued a joint statement on research data that builds on the 2012 statement. …
Joint Statement on Research Data by DataCite, STM and Crossref Read More »
On Thursday, October 12, DataCite hosted a series of online lectures and training sessions for users of their services (individual and consortium members) as well as the wider community as part of their annual meeting. The lectures were delivered in English. An overview of the lectures and trainings with links to replays: The DataCite Journey: …
DataCite Annual Community Meeting on October 12 – Session Replays Read More »
On Thursday, July 13, 2023, the member organizations of the National DOI Center held their first meeting. The meeting introduced the National DOI Center as a new service under the National Library of Technology. The DOI registration process was explained, including best practice approaches. The IGSN (International Generic Sample Number) identifier, which can be assigned …
On June 1, the National Center for Persistent Identifiers hosted a workshop on persistent identifiers and their importance in open science. Persistent identifiers, because of their persistence and interoperability, are essential for the efficient exchange and sharing of information about people and objects and are a necessary component of FAIR data. The workshop explored the …
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The newly established National ORCID and DOI Centres will help Czech researchers to use persistent identifiers to tackle bureaucracy and promote process efficiency within research organisations. On 1 June 2023, two new National Centres were established at the National Library of Technology in Prague – the National ORCID Centre (NC ORCID) and the National DOI …
NTK establishes two new national centres that can help Czech scientists with bureaucracy Read More »
We will be publishing news regarding persistent identifiers and related events in the Czech Republic as well as worldwide in this blog. You can read more about the Centre and its functions here. Best Regards, Czech National Centre for PIDS
