Promotional banner for a DataCite blog post titled “A New Membership Model for a More Equitable DataCite.” The dark blue graphic includes the DataCite logo, a headshot of Matthew Buys on the right, and the text “By Matthew Buys.”

DataCite was founded as collective open research infrastructure, a community for all organizations & all outputs. We’re evolving our membership model to realign with our guiding values & vision and broaden access for more organizations to participate: doi.org/10.5438/gc07...

TU Delft Library
- Rijksmuseum

TU Wien
- Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Niederösterreich

University of Chile
- Universidad Católica de Temuco

TIB DOI Konsortium
- Bundesakademie für Kulturelle Bildung Wolfenbüttel e.V.
- Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung (f-bb) gGmbH
- Hochschule Heilbronn
- Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth

TIND
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- World Food Programme (joined in Dec 2025)

The Global Dataverse Community Consortium (GDCC)
- MedStar Health Research Institute

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (joined in Dec 2025)

NLA – National Library and Archives
- Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy
- United Arab Emirates University
- Oman Research and Education Network (OMREN)
- Oman Research Repository (Shuaa)

Permanent Identifiers Support Center for Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan Academy of Labor and Social Relations

National Library of Technology
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
- National Museum of Agriculture

National University Center for Scientific and Technical Documentation
- Tunis El Manar University

Maynooth University
- Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Space Operations Mission Directorate

National Library of New Zealand
- Massey University
- University of Otago

- Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
-COLLECTEUR ANALYSEUR DE DONNEES
- Société de l’Electricité et l’Electronique
- Université de technologie de Compiègne
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-La Villette
- Inter-University Computation Center (IUCC)
- Samuel Neaman Institute

- McGill University
- Ontario College of Art and Design
- Université du Québec à Montréal

eScire
- Universidad de Guadalajara

Figshare consortium
- HMRI (RoyLab)
- Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health (UM6SS)
- French National Centre for Scientific Research

- Universidad EAFIT
- Universidad EIA
- Data Observatory Foundation
- Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile

DataCite Canada Consortium
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS)
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI2011)
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Consortia SAS
- Consejo Nacional de Rectores
- Fundación RedColsi
- Ministry of Culture (joined in Dec 2025)
- Sistema de Alerta Temprana del Valle de Aburrá – SIATA

Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
- Mind Crafted Analytics DMCC

Australian Research Data Commons
- Australian Research Council
- Therapeutic Innovation Australia

British Library
- Ada Lovelace Institute
- British Geriatrics Society

We would also like to welcome the 51 new DataCite Consortium Organizations that joined our community between January and March. We thank the DataCite Consortium Leads for all their hard work in growing and supporting the DataCite community around the world.

An announcement graphic welcoming new members, featuring logos from various organizations and institutions, including OMREN, project innerspace, and the University of Central Florida. The title "Welcome, New Members!" is prominently displayed at the top, with the DataCite logo in the bottom right corner.

Join us in welcoming the new research organizations that joined the DataCite member community in the last quarter. Together, we are advancing the visibility, openness &impact of research through open metadata & connected infrastructure. Visit datacite.org/members to learn about membership & members

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It was great to catch up with our US community at the RDA-US Community Gathering last week. We discussed a number of research data management activities, including the US national #PID strategy & resilient data infrastructure.
Read an event recap on our blog: doi.org/10.5438/vn1n... #OpenScience

Thank you to the sponsors for FORCE 2026 to be held in Singapore Management University, 3-5 June 2026. @digital-science.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social, @springernature.com, @datacite.org , @elsevierconnect.bsky.social , @overton.io , Keenious, @clarivate.com

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DataCite Launches New Dashboards to Visualize and Monitor #Metadata Quality datacite.org/blog/visuali... @datacite.org

We are happy to support FORCE2026 and connect with the global research community in Singapore. Sign up for our co-located DataCite Connect event at the end of the conference on 5 June: datacite.org/event/dataci...
#FORCE11 #DataCiteConnect26 #ScholarlyComms #OpenScience #sponsorship

New metadata dashboards are here! 🎉 Explore metadata quality and completeness across key properties and spot opportunities to boost discoverability and impact. Search for an organization or repository at metadata.datacite.org and read the announcement for more details: doi.org/10.5438/p7h4...

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Missed the Love Data Week deep dive with DataCite and ORCID? Learn how both organizations help auto-update your record, connect your research outputs, and boost visibility.
Watch the recording and explore the slides: doi.org/10.5438/z5vn...
#LoveDataWeek

Keeping Knowledge Connected – at PIDfest 2026! - The Scholarly Kitchen PIDfest is back and you're invited! Find out more in today's post by Alice Meadows about PIDfest 2026 (October 27-29, Leiden, The Netherlands).

Keeping Knowledge Connected – at PIDfest 2026! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/26/k...

Promotional image for DataCite Connect event in Washington DC on March 17, 2026. Features the Washington Monument with cherry blossom trees, and includes text encouraging sign-up and the event hashtag #DataCiteConnect26.

Join us in Washington, DC on 17 March for DataCite Connect DC 2026 at the RDA-US Community Gathering. Free to attend and open to all. Spend the day connecting, learning, and networking with the community.
Register: datacite.org/event/rda-us...

@researchdataall.bsky.social #openscience #openresearch

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Thanks to the DataCite Global Access Fund, AFLI & ASREN were able to run a project enhancing the adoption of Open Science in the Middle East and North Africa by organizing webinars and training. Read how this enabled librarians and research administrators to spread the word: doi.org/10.5438/mnet...

Graphic promoting the DataCite Blog with the title "Get started with Schema 4.7." It features three circular images of authors: Kelly Stathis, Cody Ross, and Suzanne Vogt, alongside the DataCite logo.

Do you want to cite your last poster or presentation?
With two new resource types in the DataCite Metadata Schema 4.7, you can do so & maximize the discoverability & impact of your research. Read how our schema has increased relation type flexibility & support of other PIDs: doi.org/10.5438/s00r...

Entering the World of Linked Data | PID4NFDI | PID4NFDI Help Shape the DataCite Linked Data Namespace! 🚀 Within PID4NFDI, we’re introducing a semantic namespace and JSON-LD contexts for DataCite to turn research records into a machine-actionable knowledge...

Help Shape the DataCite Linked Data Namespace! 🚀

Within PID4NFDI, we’re introducing a semantic namespace and JSON-LD contexts for @datacite.org to turn research records into a machine-actionable knowledge graph.

📢 We need your feedback!

📖 Full Blog Post: lnkd.in/dMbbVGnT by @yalahowy.bsky.social

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Building & maintaining open infrastructure is an active & ongoing process. We align this work with the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure to support sustainability, community governance & responsible stewardship. We’re proud to share our updated POSI self-assessment: doi.org/10.5438/fdqk...

The way researchers connect their outputs matters more than ever.

💫 If you missed our recent deep-dive with @datacite.org during International Love Data Week, don't worry! We've got the highlights for you.

Read the recap here by @pmarrai.bsky.social 👉 https://wp.me/pcE4o3-9Dz

#LoveData26 #ResearchSky

The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (v2.0, 2025) POSI version 2.0 released October 2025 The POSI Adopters reviewed the version 1.1 principles and consulted with the community to create version 2.0, released in October 2025. The new/always-current ve...

Matt Buys from @datacite.org explains how POSI V2 was refined, focusing on community input.

What changed:
- Clearer expectations
- Stronger trust via operational transparency
- Better continuity planning
- Sustainability beyond funding

POSI V2: openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
#POSIv2

That’s a wrap on today’s POSI V2 webinar by @barcelonadori.bsky.social.

Across @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, @doaj.bsky.social, and Europe PMC, one message stood out:

Principles drive real change when embedded in governance and daily operations.

Follow #POSIv2 for our speaker highlights.

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DataCite Board Election applications close on 28 Feb 2026! We especially welcome candidates from the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, but all are welcome to apply. Step forward or nominate an eligible colleague for 1 of the 4 open seats: doi.org/10.5438/y2mb...