DataCite: The International Data Citation Initiative Max Wilkinson Datasets Programme Manager, The British Library May 2011

2 Widening gap No effective way to link between datasets and articles No widely used method to identify datasets No widely used method to cite datasets Articles Underlying data

3 As a result… Datasets are: Difficult to discover Difficult to access Being lost

4 Datasets – first class citizens? Data is difficult to manage after project funding ceases Informal networks provide the primary means of sharing Only 21% use a national or international facility Datasets are not included in impact analysis Good luck finding it or getting permission to use it (your discipline may vary) Source: UKRDS Study

5 Responding to the challenge

6 Supporting Data Citation Requires…. Persistent Identification Rarely persistentAmbiguous Identification

7 Persistence

8 Identification Prefix doi: / Suffix DataCite DOIDataCite Metadata Store Irino, T; Tada, R (2009): Chemical and mineral compositions of sediments from ODP Site Geological Institute, University of Tokyo.doi: /PANGAEA doi: /PANGAEA

9 For Whom?

10 Thanks Summer Meeting: August. Berkeley, California