Add a field to download the data set (downloadURL)

[nichtich]

What is the problem that your suggestion solves?

Its not possible to automatically get the actual data publication described by a DataCite record.

What solution might meet your needs?

Add an optional field downloadURL for instance

<identifier identifierType="DOI">10.5281/zenodo.10569321</identifier>
<downloadURL>https://zenodo.org/api/records/10569321/files-archive</downloadURL>

or

<identifier identifierType="DOI">10.5281/zenodo.10569321</identifier>
<downloadURLs>
  <downloadURL type="full">https://zenodo.org/api/records/10569321/files-archive</downloadURL>
  <downloadURL type="file" path="README.md">https://zenodo.org/records/10569321/files/README.md?download=1</downloadURL>
...

Your name

Jakob Voß

Your organization

VZG

What alternatives have you tried or considered?

Try to automatically find out the base URL and software of the repository (e.g. Zenodo with InvenioRDM) and write an extractor script to access its individual API. This is a hack and does not scale.

Is there anything else you would like to share?

Our use case is an application where people can submit a DOI to download and analyze the publication data.

The field can be mapped to dcat:downloadURL

What group(s) would benefit from your suggestion?

• DataCite members registering DOIs and metadata and administering accounts
• Developers building integrations with DataCite services
• Harvesters who index DataCite DOIs and metadata
• Individuals or institutions analyzing DataCite DOIs and metadata
• DataCite staff
• Other

[adambuttrick]

@nichtich While separate from DataCite functionality, I've had good luck using DataHugger for this purpose.

[KellyStathis]

We’re looking to gather more info on this topic! I’ve updated this related discussion: Add "distribution" information for direct file links #42 including a link to a short survey. Let us know if you have any questions.

[KellyStathis]

We've shared a new proposal for a "Distribution" property here: #211 which contains a contentURL (similar to downloadURL).