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

2. 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. 3 As a result… Datasets are: Difficult to discover Difficult to access Being lost

4. 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. 5 Responding to the challenge

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

7. 7 Persistence

8. 8 Identification Prefix doi:10.4124/0003.569 Suffix DataCite DOIDataCite Metadata Store Irino, T; Tada, R (2009): Chemical and mineral compositions of sediments from ODP Site 127-797. Geological Institute, University of Tokyo.doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.726855.doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.726855

9. 9 For Whom?

10. 10 Thanks Summer Meeting: 24-25 August. Berkeley, California max.wilkinson@bl.uk jan.brase@tib.uni-hannover.de www.datacite.org