From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:31:31 -0700 Three people addressed my query and I extend my gratitude to them. On the request of the editor, the librarians came back to me with the following clarifications: - *Off-course* isn't managed by the Libraries. If it was in our suite of journals that we host in our repository, Scholars Archive, then we could assign DOIs for each work published. - Related to the above: Since your work isn't in our repository, we aren't responsible for the long-term maintenance and preservation of the work and its associated metadata, so we can't mint a DOI on your behalf. That responsibility falls to the journal. My sense is that the journal doesn't have the budget for a Crossref membership. - As a workaround, we offered that you consider sharing your work in a generalist repository, like Zenodo. The advantage is that this is a well-established generalist repository, there is no fee associated with deposit, and the work would get a DOI at the point of deposit. Thus the best advice I received was to apply for DOI with Zenodo, which I did but ... which (Zenodo's DOI) seems not to be recognized by ResearchGate or Kudos. I am wondering whether there is a rivalry between various depositories, like Crossref and Zendodo, for storing new publications? Pure business? And what about the said "suite of journals" - does each university/library have its own "suite"? The richer the college the richer suite?:) Ari Belenkiy Vancouver BC Canada On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 >> >