Thanks all,

 

Just in case anyone else was unaware, I would just like to clarify that anyone using DataCite can assign DOIs to reports, theses and grey literature, as long as they can provide at least the mandatory metadata and an open landing page. You don’t need to check with us first.

 

In the case of the previous work we have done on theses and data, I’m considering running another joint DataCite UK-EThOS workshop or webinar to provide more advice and provide new case studies on what people are doing in this area. It seems like there would be renewed interest in this. If there are any topics anyone would like covered in detail, please do let me know. You can contact [log in to unmask] if you’d prefer to do that off-list.

 

Best wishes, Rachael.

 

 

Rachael Kotarski

Data Services and Content Lead
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

 

Tel: 020 7412 7167 | Email: [log in to unmask]

 

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From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:RESEARCH-DATAMAN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Khokhar, Masud
Sent: 06 July 2017 12:08
To: [log in to unmask]UK

Subject: Re: DOIs but not for data

 

Dear Frances,

 

We have started assigning DOIs to our theses here at Lancaster as well. We have a custom DOI minter developed which allow us to mint or reserve more readable DOIs.

 

As an example, see this: https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/36

 

PS: I am fully aware of the debate of whether DOIs should be readable but this is the decision we have made at Lancaster.

 

Thanks,

Masud

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Masud Khokhar

Assistant Director: Digital Innovation and Research Services

The Library, Lancaster University

Lancaster, LA1 4YH, United Kingdom

www.lancaster.ac.uk/library

www.masudk.com

@mkhokhar

 

 

From: "[log in to unmask]UK" <[log in to unmask]UK> on behalf of Gareth Knight <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: "[log in to unmask]UK" <[log in to unmask]UK>
Date: Thursday, 6 July 2017 at 12:03
To: "[log in to unmask]UK" <[log in to unmask]UK>
Subject: Re: DOIs but not for data

 

Dear Frances,

I contacted Rachael Kotarski at the British Library last year to ask if we could assign DOIs to non-data items and was told it was fine.

 

We took the initiative to assign DOIs to 500+ student theses held in the publication repository last year (http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/view/theses/archive.html), and have subsequently received a steady number of requests to publish project reports in the repository for the purpose of obtaining a DOI. This week I received an email from one project looking for advice on how they could use the Altmetric API to display stats on their project website. In our data repository (http://datacompass.lshtm.ac.uk/), we also assign DOIs for surveys, interview guides, processing scripts, and software, and other reusable outputs.

 

We use a custom version of the EPrints DOI plugin for the task. We have PRIMO as well, but never considered using it for DOI resolution.

 

Regards,

Gareth

 

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Gareth Knight

Research Data Manager,

Library & Archives Service

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT

(+44) 020 7927 2564

 

LSHTM RDM Blog: http://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/rdmss/

LSHTM RDM intranet pages: https://lshtm.sharepoint.com/Research/Research-data-management/

 

 

From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:RESEARCH-DATAMAN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Madden, Frances
Sent: 06 July 2017 11:18
To: [log in to unmask]UK
Subject: DOIs but not for data

 

Dear all

 

Over the last few months, we have received a number of queries from researchers wishing to assign DOIs to reports, grey literature and critical editions.

 

We could theoretically do this using our DataCite agreement and we have had confirmation from DataCite about it but, we haven’t yet due to considerations about where the landing page would be. We currently use Primo as a landing page for research data records (an interim solution) but we would probably use Pure for any sort of publication. 

 

We were wondering what the general consensus was on creating DOIs for otherwise unpublished research outputs? If anyone does do this, where do the DOIs resolve to?

 

Happy to summarise to the list if anyone else is interested in this.

 

Best wishes

Frances

 

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Frances Madden

Research Data Manager

Library Services 

King's College London

Maughan Library

Chancery Lane

London WC2A 1LR

 

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Email: [log in to unmask]

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