Connecting Repositories to the Global Research Community: A Re-Curation Process

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Title: Connecting Repositories to the Global Research Community: A Re-Curation Process
Authors: Ted Habermann
Source: Journal of eScience Librarianship, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2023)
Publisher Information: UMass Chan Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Bibliography. Library science. Information resources
Subject Terms: Repository, Metadata, Persistent Identifiers, Re-Curation, Dryad, DataCite, Bibliography. Library science. Information resources
More Details: Over the last decade, significant changes have affected the work that data repositories of all kinds do. First, the emergence of globally unique and persistent identifiers (PIDs) has created new opportunities for repositories to engage with the global research community by connecting existing repository resources to the global research infrastructure. Second, repository use cases have evolved from data discovery to data discovery and reuse, significantly increasing metadata requirements.To respond to these evolving requirements, we need retrospective and on-going curation, i.e. re-curation, processes that 1) find identifiers and add them to existing metadata to connect datasets to a wider range of communities, and 2) add elements that support reuse to globally connected metadata.The goal of this work is to introduce the concept of re-curation with representative examples that are generally applicable to many repositories: 1) increasing completeness of affiliations and identifiers for organizations and funders in the Dryad Repository and 2) measuring and increasing FAIRness of DataCite metadata beyond required fields for institutional repositories.These re-curation efforts are a critical part of reshaping existing metadata and repository processes so they can take advantage of new connections, engage with global research communities, and facilitate data reuse.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2161-3974
Relation: https://publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/article/id/739/; https://publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/article/739/galley/1186/download/; https://doaj.org/toc/2161-3974
DOI: 10.7191/jeslib.739
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/04dd2b902bdd4b19aa5acb5ebe6e5a4a
Accession Number: edsdoj.04dd2b902bdd4b19aa5acb5ebe6e5a4a
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:21613974
DOI:10.7191/jeslib.739
Published in:Journal of eScience Librarianship
Language:English