WDS is pleased to welcome Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh as the new Co-Chair of the WDS Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network! 🔗 buff.ly/0Myc8EZ
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📊Crossref just launched a beta API with 700k+ data citations—ready for testing! Try it out and send your feedback on their forum or to Martyn Rittman by September. Let’s make citing data easier together!
Data citations - Crossref
This endpoint has been released in beta format. We invite the community to use it and provide feedback. Note that the contents and output formats may change and users may experience downtime and slow…
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Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) like ORCIDs, RoRs & NAANs are research’s “digital fingerprints”—making data & people easy to find. A new paper from Samantha Campbell for WDS shows we still need more standard use & awareness. Check it out—how can we boost PID adoption together? 🔗
Persistent Identifier Use Among World Data System Members
Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are a crucial piece of the research process and aid in increasing discoverability of digital content and the individuals who create it. While there are many benefits to…
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💧Did you know? In 2022, experts worldwide teamed up to break down barriers to sharing water quality data. The OGC Water Quality Interoperability Experiment brought together scientists, tech leaders—and featured our new WDS member, @datastream.org! 🔗
Building a common language to share water quality data: Inside a Global Interoperability Experiment - Article - DataStream
In 2022, a diverse international coalition of researchers, technology leaders, and implementers came together with a shared goal: make water quality data easier to share, understand, and use across…
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🌍✨Check out our member highlight on First Nations Economics, who became an associate member of the World Data System in June 2026! 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/member-highl...
🌍✨Check out our member highlight on EarthScope Consortium, who became a candidate member of the World Data System in June 2026! 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/member-highl...
Member Highlight: EarthScope Consortium - World Data System
EarthScope Consortium is a global community of employees, scientists, scholars, and educators whose goal is to advance understanding of the Earth and its physical systems by democratizing access to geophysical instrumentation, observations, and practices. The organization serves as a steward of geophysical facilities, supporting long-term, fair, and open access to instrumentation, observations, and established practices. Collaboration […]
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🚀 CALL FOR HOSTS: #InternationalDataWeek 2029! WDS, CODATA, and RDA are inviting applications to host #IDW2029, a global conference advancing #OpenScience & #ResearchData Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 Details 👉 internationaldataweek.org/faqs/call-fo... @codata-isc.bsky.social @researchdataall.bsky.social
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The WDS Newsletter is released on the first Thursday of each month. This newsletter includes: WDS News, Member Highlights, Partner News, Events, and Open Calls. Subscribe to our newsletter today with the link below! 🌍✨ 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/wds-newslett...
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The Singapore Open Research Conference 2026 will be held 4-5 November 2026 at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This conference is being organized by DR-NTU (Data), a WDS regular member. Learn more at the link below. 🔗 libguides.ntu.edu.sg/SGORconferen...
LibGuides: Singapore Open Research Conference 2026: Conference Homepage
LibGuides: Singapore Open Research Conference 2026: Conference Homepage
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WDS regular member Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Center’s AI-Ready Infrastructure is making headlines! Read the article at the link below. 🖥️ 🔗 www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/...
ORNL Supports DOE ARM's AI Overhaul with Agentic Tools and New Infrastructure - BigDATAwire
New storage, software and computing frameworks set the stage for next-generation data tools and research support July 9, 2026 — As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into scientific workf...
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Do you represent a digital data repository committed to best practices in data stewardship? Join WDS as a Candidate Member, connect with a global community of trusted repositories, and work toward CoreTrustSeal certification within 5 years. Apply today! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Application for Membership - World Data System
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Is your organization driving open science in your community? Share your commitment—become a WDS Associate Member and align with our mission (no funding required). Apply now! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Application for Membership - World Data System
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WDS Membership Restructure Update! What is changing, and what is staying the same? While proposed updates focus on governance documents, membership categories, and clearer pathways for repositories, WDS’s mission remains the same. Read Proposed Changes: worlddatasystem.org/membershipch...
Membership Vote: Proposed Changes to Constitution & Bylaws (2026) - World Data System
View and download copies of the summary of changes, the Constitution track changes, and the Bylaws track changes below.
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Is your organization advancing open science for global benefit? Support WDS and help fund our mission—join as a Partner Member today! Apply online! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Application for Membership - World Data System
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Is your organization an umbrella body that represents groups of data stewardship organizations and/or data analysis services? Fill out our online application and join WDS as a Network Member! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Application for Membership - World Data System
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🚀 CALL FOR HOSTS: #InternationalDataWeek 2029! WDS, CODATA, and RDA are inviting applications to host #IDW2029, a global conference advancing #OpenScience & #ResearchData Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 Details 👉 internationaldataweek.org/faqs/call-fo... @codata-isc.bsky.social @researchdataall.bsky.social
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Join Crossref on 7 July 2026 at 5:00-6:00 UTC for the English session of their upcoming webinar "What happens after the grant? Turning funding data into real insight/¿Qué ocurre después de la subvención? Convirtiendo los datos de financiación en información útil."
Crossref@crossref.bsky.social · 2mo agoFunders hold a lot of data about the research they support. Most of it isn't connected to the outputs it funds. Our webinar covers how to change that and why it matters for open science and research assessment. With our colleague Rocio Gaudioso Pedraza. Register: https://bit.ly/4xCjHSn
Join Crossref on 7 July 2026 at 15:00-16:00 UTC for the Spanish session of their upcoming webinar "What happens after the grant? Turning funding data into real insight/¿Qué ocurre después de la subvención? Convirtiendo los datos de financiación en información útil."
Crossref@crossref.bsky.social · 2mo agoLa sesión está diseñada para agencias financiadoras que quieran saber más sobre metadatos, aquellas que están familiarizadas con los metadatos pero aun no los están aprovechando o miembros de Crossref que tienen curiosidad por registrar sus actividades de financiación. 🔗https://bit.ly/4oFTBtJ
Are you an organization that is a data steward/data analysis service? Become a WDS Regular Member by filling out our online application! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
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The WDS-IPO will be closed for a federal holiday on 3 July 2026. The office will return to normal operations Monday, 6 July 2026. We will reply to all emails upon our return.
Are you an ECR who is interested in data management and being an advocate for data stewardship? If so, join the WDS-ECR Network to collaborate and connect with fellow ECRs in the data field! Follow the link for more info and to see if you qualify. 🌍✨ 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/early-career...
Join the ECR Network - World Data System
Join the Early Career Researcher Network for World Data System.
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Looking for something to add to your reading list? Check out “Data Infrastructure in Global South Sciences Systems,” a technology profile commissioned for Phase II of the Emerging technologies and transformations project, which is part of the ISC’s Science Systems Futures project.
🚀 CALL FOR HOSTS: #InternationalDataWeek 2029! WDS, CODATA, and RDA are inviting applications to host #IDW2029, a global conference advancing #OpenScience & #ResearchData Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 Details 👉 internationaldataweek.org/faqs/call-fo... @codata-isc.bsky.social @researchdataall.bsky.social
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL DATA WEEK 2029 | International Data Week
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The WDS Newsletter is released on the first Thursday of each month. This newsletter includes: WDS News, Member Highlights, Partner News, Events, and Open Calls. Subscribe to our newsletter today with the link below! 🌍✨ 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/wds-newslett...
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🚀 CALL FOR HOSTS: #InternationalDataWeek 2029! WDS, CODATA, and RDA are inviting applications to host #IDW2029, a global conference advancing #OpenScience & #ResearchData Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 Details 👉 internationaldataweek.org/faqs/call-fo... @codata-isc.bsky.social @researchdataall.bsky.social
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL DATA WEEK 2029 | International Data Week
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Do you represent a digital data repository committed to best practices in data stewardship? Join WDS as a Candidate Member, connect with a global community of trusted repositories, and work toward CoreTrustSeal certification within 5 years. Apply today! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Application for Membership - World Data System
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WDS is proud to support OSCLIP Open Science Knowledge Bank! Join us by sharing your presentations, lesson plans, slides, or teaching modules. Learn more and contribute with your resources 👉 osclip.org/calls/proj3-... #OpenScience #OSCLIP
OSCLIP | Call for Participation: Instructional Resources
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Is your organization driving open science in your community? Share your commitment—become a WDS Associate Member and align with our mission (no funding required). Apply now! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
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Join CDIF4EOSC for their upcoming webinar linked below for an introduction to the new CDIF4EOSC project and v.1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF).
CODATA@codata-isc.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚀 CDIF4EOSC Launches: Discover CDIF v1.1 and the Future of FAIR Integration 📅 2 July 2026 🕒 15:00–17:00 CEST 🔗 Register now: codata.org/launch-of-cd... #CDIF4EOSC #CDIF #EOSC #FAIRData #OpenScience #ResearchData #Interoperability #DataStewardship #ResearchInfrastructures #EuropeanResearch
Is your organization advancing open science for global benefit? Support WDS and help fund our mission—join as a Partner Member today! Apply online! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
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