A practical guide for tending to repository metadata in re3data

The Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org is a major directory of research data repositories across all disciplines worldwide. It makes metadata on repositories openly available according to re3data’s Metadata Schema Version 4.0 and thus enables users to make well-informed choices where to store or access data sets. The registry additionally acts as a reference point for repository metadata, providing a comprehensive overview of the landscape. Every repository record provides both information on general properties such as repository name, description and access conditions as well as domain-related information, such as subject, metadata schema and keywords. Curating the repository information is therefore crucial and contributes to high standards in data management, follows the FAIR principles and promotes a culture of open science. It also improves the exposure of research data infrastructures of the NFDI, including the data generated, to the international research community.
In a live demonstration we will explain the criteria for inclusion of a repository in re3data, showcase the simplicity of the suggest and explain the workflow of the update process of a repository record in the registry. Emphasis in the presentation and following exchange will be on the needs of the agrosystems research community, regarding especially the understanding of the subject classification used by re3data and domain-specific practices concerning data types, metadata standards and APIs. We want to facilitate updates by the community and develop outreach material together for the repository curation within agrosystems research, working toward high-quality, comprehensive, up-to-date and harmonised entries in re3data.