DataCite - International Initiative to Facilitate Access to Research Data

DataCite is an international consortium to

  • establish easier access to scientific research data on the Internet, to
  • increase acceptance of research data as legitimate, citable contributions to the scientific record, and to
  • support data archiving that will permit results to be verified and re-purposed for future study.

DataCite promotes data sharing, increased access, and better protection of research investment. Just as science is global, with individual researchers working and publishing, DataCite with 12 members from 9 countries is global, with individual regional partner institutions offering services and advice directly where they are needed by the scientists.

  • a global cooperation, because scientist work globally, scientific data are created and accessed globally.
  • with national representatives, because most scientists are embedded in their national funding structures and research organisations .

Other countries and organisations are always welcome to join DataCite.

Membership contact:

Jan Brase
e-Mail: info(at)datacite.org
T: +49 (0) 511 762 9354

http://www.tib-hannover.de/en/the-tib/doi-registration-agency/