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"Guidelines for Registering DOIs for Research Data"(June 3, 2024)
"Guidelines for Registering DOIs for Research Data"(June 3, 2024)https://doi.org/10.11502/rd_guideline_2e_en
Published by
Subcommittee for Promoting for Subcommittee, RDUF (Research Data Utilization Forum)
Japan Link Center
These guidelines provided a wide range of easy-to-understand explanations related to DOI registration such as the basic information about JaLC and DOIs, the concept of registering DOIs for research data, the procedures for registering DOIs and so on.
Although the Guidelines were created for those who are considering registering DOIs for research data through JaLC, much of the content can be common with DOIs other than JaLC and will be useful to many readers who are considering registering DOIs for research data.
Major revisions from the 2015 edition include the following;
About JaLC
What's Japan Link Center(JaLC) ?
Japan Link Center (JaLC) is a DOI Registration Agency (RA) that was accredited by the DOI Foundation on March 15, 2012. JaLC is jointly operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), the National Institute of Informatics (NII), and the National Diet Library (NDL).About DOI Registration Agencies (RA) please refer to the web site of the DOI Foundation.
The DOI Foundation "Existing Registration Agencies"
Overview of JaLC
JaLC aims to improve the convenience of domestic and overseas information services in Japan and promote the international distribution of domestic scholarly academic content produced in Japan or in Japanese by centrally managing bibliographic and location information on electronic scholarly academic content (journal articles, dissertations, books and reports, research data, e-learning, etc.) owned by domestic organizations and registering DOIs. As an RA, JaLC provides DOI registration services to JaLC members.JaLC members are divided into two categories, "Regular Members" and "Associate Members," each with different details of services available to them. Regular Members can register DOIs directly with JaLC, whereas Associate Members register DOIs with JaLC through Regular Members. JaLC assigns one or more unique prefixes to each Regular Member and Associate Member depending on the purpose.
JaLC is an RA and a member of Crossref and DataCite. In addition to DOIs assigned by JaLC, JaLC members can also register DOIs assigned by Crossref and DataCite via JaLC (both require an additional fee).
JaLC metadata
JaLC defines metadata for each type of content, with different metadata schemas for journal articles, dissertations, books and reports, research data, e-learning, etc.The metadata schema for research data corresponds to the DataCite schema (DataCite Metadata Schema 4.4)*1 (as of March 2024). DataCite aims to advance scientific research by providing researchers with a way to locate, identify, and cite research data, and it has defined a metadata schema to ensure that resources can be cited and retrieved accurately and consistently. Only some properties are mandatory, such as Identifier, Creator, Title, Publisher, Publication Year, etc., which are necessary for citation, to maintain compatibility with schemas in many fields. However, to make data more easily retrievable and citable, recommended and optional properties have been defined in addition to the mandatory properties.*2
JaLC's metadata and metadata schema for research data are based on DataCite definitions, but to align the metadata and items with those of other content types (journal articles, etc.) that are subject to DOI registration, changes have been made to the DataCite definitions, such as how tags are named, how they are handled in multiple languages, and the addition of funding information. Additionally, items have been added to accommodate the common metadata items (as of March 31, 2023) defined in the "Basic Approach to the Management and Utilization of Publicly Funded Research Data" (Council for Promotion of Integrated Innovation Strategy, April 2021) *3.
*1 Japan Link Center, "Japan Link Center (JaLC) Release Summary," 1/26/2022. [Online]. Available: https://japanlinkcenter.org/top/doc/ReleaseNotes_20220126_suppl.pdf
*2 DataCite, "DataCite Metadata Schema 4.4," 30 5 2021. [Online]. Available: https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.4/
*3 Council for the Promotion of Integrated Innovation Strategy, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, "Basic Approach to Management and Utilization of Publicly Funded Research Data," 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/tyousakai/kokusaiopen/sanko1.pdf
Japan Link Center - Strategy 2023-2027
～Supporting Open Science in Japan～1. Develop a system for registering and utilizing DOIs that corresponds to Japan's academic resources, academic environment, language and more, while supporting international collaboration.
2. Promote DOI registration for the various resources needed in academia.
3. Promote open use of DOIs and metadata.
4. Promote the utilization of research data to advance open science efforts.
5. Contribute to the revitalization of the academic community that utilizes DOIs.
6. Achieve transparent and sustainable organizational management that responds to the needs of the community.
1. Develop a system for registering and utilizing DOIs that corresponds to Japan's academic resources, academic environment, language and more, while supporting international collaboration.
[Action]
1-1. Develop a DOI registration infrastructure for Japan's academic resources.
1-2. Provide flexible DOI registration support to members.
2. Promote DOI registration for the various resources needed in academia.
[Action]
2-1. Maintain metadata registration information to support DOI registration for various resources used by researchers.
2-2. Promote DOI registration for various resources relevant to users.
3. Promote open use of DOIs and metadata.
[Action]
3-1. Cooperate with other ID services to strengthen the linkage with academic infrastructure and information services.
3-2. Enhance the metadata search function in JaLC and provide the status of DOI usage.
3-3. Collect users' opinions, and aim to develop services in line with changes in the research environment.
4. Promote the utilization of research data to advance open science efforts.
[Action]
4-1. Promote the usage of research data by cooperating with domestic and international organizations on research data DOIs.
4-2. Strengthen our collaboration with the Research Data Utilization Forum(RDUF).
5. Contribute to the revitalization of the academic community that utilizes DOIs.
[Action]
5-1. Facilitate communication among users and deepen understanding of DOIs through events and other means to promote the utilization of DOIs.
6. Achieve transparent and sustainable organizational management that responds to the needs of the community.
[Action]
6-1. Examine and expand our role as a Japanese academic infrastructure organization responsible for DOI registration, to ensure the long-term operation of DOIs.
Documents
The Experimental Project of DOI Registration for Research Data
[Goal]
Establish operation flows to register DOIs for research data
[Objectives]
Set policies in registering DOIs for research data
Establish operation flows to register DOIs for research data with JaLC system.
Test Data DOI registrations
October 2014 - October 2015
- Guidelines for Registering DOIs for Research Data （DOI：10.11502/rd_guideline_en)
| Participating institutions |
|---|
| Japan Science and Technology Agency |
| National Institute of Polar Research |
| National Institute of Informatics |
| National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| National Institute of Information and Communications Technology |
| Chiba University Library |
| National Institute for Materials Science |
| RIKEN Brain Science Institute |
Service
Events
【Scheduled Events】
Not currently
【Past Events】
Webinar on JAPAN OPEN SCIENCE SUMMIT 2021：Persistent ID - It's latest movement
- [Date]June 15, 2021
Session1
The PID Graph: Realizing the power of relational metadata
Matt Buys (Executive Director, DataCite)
Session2
DOI for Japanese academic content and PID collaboration
Masashi Hara (Manager, JST)
Session3
Research Organization Registry (ROR): Open Organization Identifiers to Connect Research
Maria Gould (ROR Project Lead, CDL)
Session4
Using PIDs at the US Department of Energy
Carly Robinson (Assistant Director, OSTI DOE)
Session5
Beyond PIDs: the importance of open scholarly infrastructure
Ed Pentz (Executive Director, Crossref)
DOI Outreach Meeting 2015 in Tokyo
- [Date]December 3 (Thur.), 2015
- [Venue]JST Tokyo Headquarters, Science Plaza, 5-3, Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8666, Japan
Introduction1
Keiko Shirokizawa, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Introduction2
Norman Paskin, IDF
Session1-1
Report on "The Experimental Project of DOI Registration for Research Data"
Hideaki Takeda, Joint Steering Committee, JaLC
Session1-2
Registering DOIs for Research Data: updates from DOI Registration Agencies (DataCite)
Patricia Cruse, DataCite
Session1-3
Registering DOIs for Research Data: updates from DOI Registration Agencies (ISTIC)
Qiao Xiaodong, Wanfang Data
Session1-4
Registering DOIs for Research Data: updates from DOI Registration Agencies (Crossref)
Chuck Koscher, Crossref
Session2-1
Advantage of registering DOIs, including use cases from Crossref
Chuck Koscher, Crossref
Session2-2
Advantage of registering DOIs, including use cases from EIDR
Raymond Drewry, EIDR
Session2-3
Advantage of registering DOIs, including use cases from mEDRA
Paola Mazzucchi, mEDRA
Session3-1
Diversification of Content, including speakers from NDL
Atsuko Ito, National Diet Library(NDL)
Session3-2
Diversification of Content, including speakers from Institutional Repository (AMANE)
Hiroshi Horii, AMANE.LLC
Session3-3
Diversification of Content, including speakers from airiti
Estelle Cheng, airiti
Wrap Up
Norman Paskin, IDF
CrossRef and JapanLinkCenter Joint workshop on The 16th Library Fair & Forum
- [Date]November 6 (Tue.), 2014
- [Venue]PACIFICO YOKOHAMA,1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
Holding of a use briefing session on The 15th Library Fair & Forum
- [Date]October 29 (Tue.), 2013
- [Venue]PACIFICO YOKOHAMA,1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
Holding of a use briefing session on The 14th Library Fair & Forum
- [Date]November 20 (Tue.), 2012
- [Venue]PACIFICO YOKOHAMA,1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
Contact
*Japan Link Center (JaLC) Support Center
*Note: Only inquiries in English or Japanese would be acceptable.
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