💕 February 9 – 13 2026 is International Love Data Week #LoveData26, but PKP celebrates #DataSharing all year round.

Considering the theme “Where’s the Data” in this post, the answer at PKP is clear — the data is everywhere and #interoperability is how we help it flow:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/02/12/love-data-week-pkp-interoperability/

@crossref @ORCID_Org @DOAJ @ResearchOrgs @OpenAIRE @datacite

#OpenInfrastructure #FOSS #Metadata #DOIs #PIDs #OpenAccess #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicChatter

📣 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
Join us for 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈 𝐯𝟐 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐀 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫.

📅 Mon 2 March 2026 · 14:00–15:15 UTC
🌐 Online · Open to everyone

Hear from @crossref @datacite @DOAJ and EuropePMC on how POSI is shaping governance, funding, and long-term sustainability for open infrastructure.

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mfab2HcEQVqzDFdy4epbbA#/registration

ℹ️ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: https://barcelona-declaration.org/20260211_webinar_announcement_how_POSI_v2_guides_sustainability

DataCite’s public data file is now available in the Dimensions BigQuery Lab through a partnership with Digital Science! Explore & analyze metadata for 100M+ research outputs and resources—open by default and free to access on Google BigQuery. https://doi.org/10.5438/p8kv-df04

#OpenMetadata #OpenInfrastructure

Join the DataCite Board and help shape the future of open infrastructure! Nominations are now open for 4 seats, with a strong focus on regional representation and global diversity. Nominate yourself or an eligible colleague by 28 February: https://doi.org/10.5438/y2mb-yh04

#OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #CommunityDriven

New year, new public data file! 🥳
The latest annual data file contains DOI metadata for more than 100 million research outputs and activities. This year, we are also excited to start rolling out a new monthly data file service.
Learn more on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/0mzx-s328

@kelly @digitaldogsbody
#OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Research

How can you link and track research outputs & activities to save time and elevate impact?

ORCID iDs and DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible! Find out how on 10 February at our webinar in honor of Love Data Week.

https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/1917679630355/WN_H5S9VYLZSKqE1g2-XEaR8Q

#LoveData26 @ORCID_Org
@pmarrai
@kelly

#ORCID #DataCite #SparcScience #PersistentIdentifier #PID #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Research #Researchers #Impact #ResearchData #Metadata

Through the DataCite Global Access Fund, the African Library & Information Associations & Institutions (AfLIA) are promoting open research in Africa. Read how AfLIA organized several virtual & in-person events to raise awareness of open research practices & services: https://doi.org/10.5438/y45m-1147

@Mohamadmostafa
#OpenResearch #GAF #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Africa #GlobalAccessProgram #Equity #Research

Ubiquity Press
- Global Communications Repository

eScire
- Universidad Tecnológica de Tehuacán

Vedra
- Vedra

TIB DOI Konsortium
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
- CHE Gemeinnütziges Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung GmbH
- Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg
- Fachstelle kommunales Bildungsmonitoring (KOSMO)
- Institut für deutsche Kultur und Geschichte Südosteuropas e.V.
- Universität Hildesheim
- Universitätsbibliothek der Universität der Künste Berlin

TU Delft Library
- Fontys
- IFLA – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

NLA – National Library and Archives
- ADNEC

National Research Council of Thailand Consortium
- Chulalongkorn University

TIND
- Southern New Hampshire University

ETH Zurich
- University of Applied Sciences of the
Grisons

Figshare consortium
- Curtin University of Technology
- University of Warwick

French National Centre for Scientific Research
- Centre Interdisciplinaire d’Etude des Littératures d’Aix-Marseille
- Institut des politiques publiques
- Université Marie et Louis Pasteur

MAREN Ltd
- Malawi Research and Education Network
- University of Malawi

Maynooth University
- Munster Technological University

British Library
- Heritage Science Data Service
- University of Bradford

Consortia SAS
- Universidad Agraria La Molina

Cyprus Libraries Consortium
- Cyprus University of Technology
- European University Cyprus
- Frederick University
- Neapolis University Pafos
- Open University of Cyprus
- University of Cyprus
- University of Nicosia

DataCite Canada Consortium
- Canadian Research Knowledge Network
- The Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence
- University of Regina

We would also like to welcome the 43 new DataCite Consortium Organizations that joined our community between October and December.

We thank the DataCite Consortium Leads for all their hard work in growing and supporting the DataCite community around the world.

Australian Research Data Commons
- Australasian Bird Research
- Directorate-General for Energy NT
- Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Phenomics Australia

Belnet
- Perspective
- Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

Aqora Quantum SAS
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Chester Beatty Library
Cyprus Libraries Consortium
HUB Ocean
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS
International Union For Conservation Of Nature (IUCN)
Manarah Platform Saudi Arabia
Momentum Transfer
@OpenAlex
The University Of Zambia
The University of Tokyo
mVedra

We're delighted to welcome the new research organizations that have joined DataCite in the last quarter. By working together, we are increasing the visibility, openness & impact of research through open metadata & connected infrastructure.

Thank you for joining our growing community!

#communitydriven #OpenResearch #OpenScience

Thanks to the support of the DataCite Global Access Fund, XploreOpen has reached a major milestone in the Pakistan Open Infrastructure Outreach Initiative. Read about raising awareness through events & materials, and launching the DataCite Consortium of Pakistan on our blog. https://doi.org/10.5438/eqxk-8a77

@Mohamadmostafa
#OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #DOI #Scholcomm #CommunityDriven

Through the DataCite Global Access Fund, the African Population and Health Research Center is raising awareness about open & FAIR research across Africa.
At the same time, the project provided training on documentation, metadata & the use of DataCite infrastructures. https://doi.org/10.5438/1ev2-6s44

#OpenScience #OpenResearch #FAIR #Research #Africa

PanNature is next in the blog series about projects funded by the DataCite Global Access Fund.
Building a DataCite integration fostered biodiversity data management & awareness around the importance of #metadata in the Vietnamese region.
Read more on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/8xmr-eg80

#OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #communityDriven

@Mohamadmostafa

The recordings & slides of all DataCite community meeting sessions are now available.
Special thanks go to the 6 presenting members who shared their reasons for joining DataCite, how they use DataCite services & the problems DataCite is helping to solve! 👏
👇🎬 Watch here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNfmVgA6BeiTMfIikKnRup2B7pDlsHPZK&si=7R0WUzN-Xbvvpr3H

NRCT, Namtip Wipawin
California Digital Library, Adam Buttrick
Lithodat, Fabian Kohlmann
CNUDST, Bessem Aamira
ALS Therapy Development Institute, Danielle Boyce
Itrend Chile, Felipe Arrospide

Submissions for the expression of interest for the March 2026 Metadata Sprint in São Paulo are now open!

Share your idea, question, or challenge related to scholarly metadata.

Submit by 18 December. https://www.crossref.org/events/metadata-sprint/?mtm_campaign=metadata%20sprint%20Sao%20Paulo&mtm_source=MS&mtm_medium=social