To advance open science, there is increasing need for scientific data to be made publicly available in a way that is FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) including through the use of standard, interoperable metadata and persistent identifiers (PIDs) across the data ecosystem. The evolution of data repository features is key to supporting researchers' evolving needs to share and reuse datasets. Through the development and implementation of common standards for metadata and PIDs in the repository ecosystem, data can more easily be discovered across repositories and search indexes and the impact of open data can also be measured more accurately. This session will present examples of interoperable repository standards that have been implemented at two generalist repositories: Figshare and Open Science Framework. The speakers will highlight specific use cases and features that support them including PIDs for authors, funding, and research organizations, standardized DataCite metadata, and CEDAR discipline-specific metadata templates to enable data reuse. Through collaboration across research infrastructure providers to establish common metadata, PIDs, and best practices, repositories are able to support a more open research data ecosystem that supports data discovery across repositories and facilitates the reuse of data. Audience feedback on achieving these goals will be encouraged during the Q&A.
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