Author name: Jakub Šindelář

Archaeological Map of the Czech Republic as a metadata quality “Bright Spot”

DOI, IGSN / 5. September 2025

In their recently published text, Ted Habermann and Erin Robinson from the organization Metadata Game Changers focused on analyzing examples of good practice regarding the quality of records in repositories that assign DOIs through the registration agency DataCite. The results of the repository operated by the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of …

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New DataCite object types: Presentation and Poster (Open for feedback until June 20)

DOI / 7. May 2025

Based on the community feedback, the DOI registration agency DataCite is preparing to expand its metadata schema, specifically the resourceTypeGeneral parameter, to include two new object types for Presentations and Posters (see below). You can provide feedback on these new data types directly on the GitHub threads or via support@datacite.org. Proposed new resource type: Presentation …

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Creation of the RAiD Consortium and the possibility of registering the identifier for research projects and activities

Uncategorized / 21. November 2024

RAiD, the ‘Research Activity Identifier, is a unique, persistent identifier (PID) for research projects and activities designed in accordance with the RAiD ISO standard (23527:2022). It is intended to help researchers, research institutions, and even funders solve the key challenge of tracking all activities and outputs associated with a particular research activity or project throughout …

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DataCite Annual Community Meeting 2024

DOI / 30. September 2024

On Wednesday September 25, DataCite organized a series of online lectures and training sessions as part of its annual meeting for both users of their services (individual members and consortium members) and the wider community. Replays overview: Welcome to DataCite: Insights into Our Global Community Meeting the Community Where It’s At – DataCite Strategic Initiatives …

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Change in DataCite fees for consortium member organizations that register more than 10,000 DOIs per year

DOI / 20. August 2024

From 2025 on, DataCite’s updated fee model for consortial use of DOI services will go into effect. Until now, if an organization that was a member of a consortium registered more than 10,000 DOIs per year, it would be subject to an extra Membership Fee of €2,000. This fee has now been waived and the …

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NTK to host the international community of persistent identifier experts during the PIDfest conference

Uncategorized / 29. May 2024

The National Library of Technology (NTK) will host the PIDfest international conference on persistent identifiers from 11 to 13 June 2024. The event aims to bring together persistent identifier experts, providers and users from around the world to discuss current trends and practical challenges in the use of identifiers to facilitate information and administrative processes …

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Launch of ROR v2 Schema and API

ROR / 30. April 2024

Research Organization Registry (ROR), responsible for the PID of the same name used for the identification of organizations, has officially launched the version 2 of the ROR schema and API on April 15. The version 2 of ROR, developed and beta-tested over many months with the generous input and help of the ROR community, is …

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DataCite Webinar on IGSN ID Registration (23. 4. 2024)

DOI, IGSN / 30. April 2024

On April 23 at 15:30, DataCite organized a webinar on IGSN ID Registration: Moving from Interest to Implementation. IGSN (International Generic Sample Number) ID is a persistent identifier used for identification of samples. The webinar showcases two real-world IGSN ID implementation use cases. The program consists of: (You can find links to all the presentations …

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