CRediT
There’s often a gap between #metadata best practices and what organisations can actually implement. On 3 November, Crossref are hosting a webinar on how community standards are being brought into Crossref metadata.
Patricia Feeney, Liz Allen, and Mike Nason will take a close look at the NISO CRediT and JAV recommendations, what implementation actually involves, and why the effort matters for publishers and the wider research ecosystem.
Sign up for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/e_szMUYg
Crossref has recently released Schema 5.5 which introduces compatibility with the CRediT contributor roles taxonomy – alongside support for multiple contributor roles.
This update enables Crossref members to describe research contributions in greater detail using the internationally recognised CRediT taxonomy. “By supporting standardized contributor roles, Schema 5.5 helps improve transparency and interoperability across the scholarly communications ecosystem,” says Patricia Feeney, Crossref Head of Metadata.
Schema 5.5 also includes:
Read more about Schema 5.5 on the Crossref blog, and explore the documentation.
We are delighted to report that the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) has been awarded a ‘Highly Commended‘ status in the ‘Practices’ category of the UK Hidden REF Competition for 2024.
Founded in 2020, the Hidden REF was launched to raise awareness of the research outputs and roles that are vital to research but are often overlooked by traditional research evaluation and assessment exercises.
The aim of Hidden REF is summarised on the website: “It’s only by recognising everyone who is vital to the conduct of research that we will create an environment in which to advance it.” And CRediT aligns perfectly with the ambition of Hidden REF – as a tool to help researchers gain visibility and recognition of the diverse contributions that they have made to research.
To find out more visit the Hidden REF website.
Following a survey of their stakeholder community in Spring 2023, Crossref recently announced their priorities for metadata development for the coming year and beyond.
Among the priorities include:
2. Expanded support for pre-prints – including support for versions and status;
3. Expanded support for contributor roles, including CRediT.
To find out more and provide feedback see: Expanding support for Contributor Roles for comment
