[InetBib] re3data metadata schema revision: version 4.0

[Nina Weisweiler via InetBib <inetbib@xxxxxxxxxx>]

*Apologies for cross-posting*

Dear colleagues,

re3data is a global registry currently indexing more than 3100 research 
data repositories from all disciplines (https://www.re3data.org/). The 
re3data Metadata Schema is designed to describe research data 
repositories in terms of their general scope, content and 
infrastructure, as well as their compliance with technical, metadata and 
quality standards. The core descriptions of research data repositories 
in re3data are valuable to various stakeholder groups and communities, 
making it a central service in the Open Science landscape.

The repository descriptions are based on the re3data Metadata Schema. 
More than 10 years of conceptual work have gone into this schema, which 
has been continually adapted as the repository landscape and the 
requirements and expectations for a registry of research data 
repositories have shifted.

The current version 3.1 of the re3data Metadata Schema was released in 
2021 (https://www.re3data.org/schema). Within the ongoing project 
re3data COREF, we will again revise the re3data Metadata Schema to 
release version 4.0 (https://coref.project.re3data.org/).

*We invite you to participate in the Request for Comments for version 
4.0 of the re3data Metadata Schema by commenting on our draft until May 
31st, 2023: *
*https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z03lOc4OwiJOCZhWcPpKDPBTpRnISe4Rh8HYoom1JXc/edit?usp=sharing*

Properties that have been significantly changed or were added with this 
draft are highlighted in the document, we particularly welcome comments 
on these properties.

In addition to some minor changes, version 4.0 introduces four major 
changes:

 * relatedRepository: The new property relatedRepository offers the
   option to describe relationships between repositories. Currently,
   these relationships are restricted to referencing the repository
   that took over custody of (parts of) the collection after the
   repository described by the entry was closed.
 * fundingInformation: With the new property fundingInformation,
   information on repository funding can be expressed, including funder
   names and funder identifiers.
 * qualityManagementMeasure: The new property qualityManagementMeasure
   introduces the opportunity to index specific quality assurance
   measures the repository implemented.
 * contentType: The controlled vocabulary for indexing content types
   will be switched to the COAR Resource Types 3.1 (dataset with
   subtypes [1]; image with subtypes ; software with subtypes [3] ;
   text without subtypes [4]). This will make it easier to identify
   whether a repository only stores data, or also text and software.

Your comments are highly appreciated and will be discussed and 
considered for the final version 4.0 of the re3data Metadata Schema.

Please feel free to share this message with whom it may concern.

Best regards,
The re3data team

[1] https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_ddb1/

[2] https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_c513/

[3] https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_5ce6/

[4] https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_18cf/

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Nina Weisweiler

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