From: Amy Schuler <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:13:20 -0400

This is surprising to me, however, are you sure the librarians are actually
"unaware of Crossref", or are they instead unaware of the proper procedure
or workflow for submitting metadata directly to Crossref?  There is a
difference.  Off the top of my head, I do not know how to submit metadata
directly to Crossref, since the (data) repository I use is already tied
into DataCite and mints DOIs for us.

Also I have no doubt the librarians at the NY institution could figure it
out in about 10 minutes.


Amy C. Schuler (she/her)
Director, Information Services & Library

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | 2801 Sharon Turnpike | Millbrook, NY
www.caryinstitute.org


On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 10:02 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:06:03 -0700
>
> Dear members,
>
> I got into a curious situation. I recently published a paper in a journal,
> run by one of the universities in NY State, that failed to provide DOI for
> my paper.
>
> The editors were advised to submit the metadata for the paper to Crossref
> and contacted the university librarians but the latter could not help,
> being unaware of Crossref.
>
> Isn't that scandalous for an American university? How common is this
> situation in the USA?
>
> Ari Belenkiy
>
> Vancouver BC
> Canada
>