DataCite, the DOI registration agency, is hosting its final Open Hours meeting of the year on December 9, 2026, starting at 17:00. This is an opportunity to learn about the latest updates from the DataCite team, including details on new and upcoming features. We will also hear from community representatives who will share how they …
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The guidance document, developed in the context of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur, NFDI), introduces the International Generic Sample Number (IGSN ID) as a persistent identifier for material samples, specimens, and other physical objects. The document explains what IGSN IDs are, what they can be assigned to, how they support the identification, …
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On December 9, 2026 2026 from 17:00, the DOI registration agency DataCite will host the final Open Hours session of the year. This is an opportunity to hear updates from the DataCite team, including new and upcoming feature developments. We’ll also hear from community members about how they are using DataCite services.
Are you interested in learning how to register DOIs with DSpace? Join staff from 4Science, DataCite, and the DSpace community for an information session about DSpace’s DOI registration functionality. The session will cover how to configure DSpace to mint and register DOIs and to update their metadata. Whether you are already registering DOIs through DSpace …
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This event was held in the Czech language. , The presentation from the webinar is available in the NTK Repository https://doi.org/10.48813/cbe6-dg12 Annotation: This webinar will present the results of a nationwide survey focusing on the adoption and integration of persistent identifiers (DOI, ORCID, ROR and RAiD) in the information systems of research organisations in the …
The DOI registration agency DataCite is organizing another Open Hours session this time on 23 September 2026 from 17:00, focusing on how DataCite members can support the preservation, accessibility, and recognition of research software. The session, we will explore how registering DOIs for software helps ensure that it remains discoverable, citable, and accessible over time. …
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The Canada Foundation for Innovation | Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation (CFI-FCI) invests in research infrastructure to increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. As one of the largest funders of research in Canada, the CFI has recently published open funding records for more than …
14 000 DOI for Canadian research awards through the Canadian DataCite consortium Read More »
The DOI registration agency DatCite has published interviews with representatives of LMU Munich and TU Dortmund regarding the results of the implementation of practical guidelines for DataCite DOI metadata recommendations through two pilot programs aimed at improving workflows within respective systems. The University of Munich has developed and published an updated version of the DataCite …
The DOI registration agency DataCite has announced a few planned changes to their APIs. It is the deprecation of the DataCite version 1 REST API request endpoints (/works, /members, and/data-centers) and their replacement with version 2 equivalents (/dois, /providers, and/clients), which was already implemented this July. You can read more about the change at: https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-rest-api-legacy-endpoints-deprecation …
Crossref has introduced a new method to enhance metadata for scholarly publications by automatically assigning research funder names to standardized identifiers from the Research Organization Registry (ROR). The primary objective is to resolve the problem of inconsistent and often inaccurate text entries for funders, which complicates the analysis of research funding. Crossref is planning a …
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