The journey of a year is like a tapestry, woven with threads of growth, innovation, and community. As we bid farewell to 2023, join us in unraveling some important reflections and accomplishments. Growing Together in Community Our community is experiencing robust growth, marked by growth in member repositories and a remarkable increase in DOI registrations.
DataCite now has a mechanism built into Fabrica for designating a Repository account as an IGSN ID Catalog that will be used exclusively for the registration of IGSN IDs. This development ensures identification of Repositories and prefixes that are used for IGSN ID registration, and enables IGSN IDs to be tracked and identified. It also enables future updates to DataCite services and our Metadata Schema to be correctly applied to IGSN IDs.
DataCite is proud to announce the launch of our Global Access Program (GAP), which is designed to increase access to and adoption of PID services and infrastructure for communities beyond the Global North. The program is made possible by Grant 2022-316573 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
We are excited to announce the latest release of Fabrica! We are thrilled to announce that this release includes 13 new improvements that have been heavily influenced by user feedback and user behavior. At DataCite, we believe in a user-driven design approach and are committed to creating the best possible experience for our users. We want to express our gratitude to all users who have taken the time to share their thoughts and ideas with us. Your input is invaluable and has played a crucial role in developing these changes.
DataCite is thrilled to launch the Global Access Fund (GAF), established to enable organizations worldwide to make their research outputs discoverable. It will provide financial support for outreach activities and infrastructure development to enable organizations in underrepresented regions to benefit from DataCite infrastructure services. The GAF is part of the DataCite Global Access Program (GAP) made possible by Grant 2022-316573 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Amsterdam – 17 January 2023 – DataCite is pleased to announce that The Wellcome Trust has awarded funds to build the Open Global Data Citation Corpus to dramatically transform the data citation landscape. The corpus will store asserted data citations from a diverse set of sources and can be used by any community stakeholder.
DataCite is a vibrant community dedicated to making research more discoverable, collaborative, and connected globally. As part of our mission, we continue to enable organizations and researchers to effortlessly link their outputs and resources into the global research landscape by registering DOIs and metadata. Today, we are excited to share an opportunity that can truly make a difference. Contribute to the Global Access Fund! This year, we launched our Global Access Fund (GAF), as part of our Global Access Program (GAP). The GAF aims to make research outputs more discoverable by addressing financial barriers that may prevent underrepresented communities from accessing Persistent Identifier (PID) infrastructure. The first round of the GAF was really well received by the community, with 185 applications from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Now, we’re thrilled to take the next step and invite you to participate in this journey with us. By contributing to the Global Access Fund, you can directly support researchers and institutions in regions where Persistent Identifier adoption is low and more underlying technical infrastructure is needed to realize the benefits.