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Upcoming changes to DataCite APIs

DOI registration agency DataCite announced these changes to its APIs: DataCite API Rate Limits Q3 2025 read more DataCite Metadata Normalization Changes Q1 2026 read more DataCite REST API: Facets (“meta”) Default Change March 1, 2026 read more DataCite REST API Legacy Endpoints Deprecation July 1, 2026 read more

DataCite Annual Community Meeting 2025

Meeting agenda: Wednesday November 12th Thursday November 13th The meeting will be held in english language. You can register for the online meeting on the DataCite website.

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

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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DataCite Webinar: DOI in Open Journal Systems

On Wednesday, October 1, the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) team and DataCite held a webinar: Configuring and Optimizing DOIs with DataCite in Open Journal Systems. The presentation and recording of the webinar: Video recording of the webinar on YouTube in English:

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

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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Webinar: Costs and benefits of PID implementation in the Czech Republic

Webinar held in cooperation with EOSC CZ Training Centre presented the results of a cost-benefit analysis of implementing persistent identifiers in the Czech Republic. The analysis was prepared by MoreBrains Cooperative for the National Technical Library. More about the analysis The webinar took place on April 15 in English.

DataCite Announcing Metadata Schema 4.6

DataCite, the registration agency for the DOI identifier, has announced a new version of its metadata schema number 4.6. A summary of the main new features: New “Project” value for the resourceTypeGeneral field.This update allows organizations registering DOIs for research activities or projects, including the RAiD consortium, to use a dedicated value that is more …

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DOI Registration Agency DataCite celebrates 15 years since its founding

DataCite DOI registration agency has celebrate its 15th anniversary with an open hours webinar featuring members and staff who have shared insights into the history of DataCite and the DataCite metadata schema. You can find the recording and presentaitons on the DataCite website.

DataCite Annual Community Meeting 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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