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Helmholtz Metadata Collab.<p>We’re looking forward to joining <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/CoRDI2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoRDI2025</span></a> at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/rwth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rwth</span></a></span> Aachen University later this month 🚀 – and it’s great news that the registration deadline has been extended until 15 August for those who haven’t secured their ticket yet.</p><p>We'll be there with a wide range of contributions from our HMC Hubs – sharing insights, exchanging ideas, and engaging with the vibrant research data community.</p><p>See you in Aachen!</p><p><a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/HMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HMC</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/NFDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDI</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/fdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fdm</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/rdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rdm</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/forschungsdaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forschungsdaten</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/researchdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>researchdata</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/MetadataMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetadataMatters</span></a></p>
Thoth Open Metadata<p>We are truly honoured to have received a finalist nomination for the 2025 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/alpsp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alpsp</span></a></span> Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025! </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MetadataMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetadataMatters</span></a></p><p>Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel of judges, and we'll know more in about two months' time, as award winners will be announced at this year's ALPSP Conference in Manchester (Sept 10-11).</p><p>Really wonderful to see more and more interest across the sector in what we've been developing within the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@copim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>copim</span></a></span> community - and also good to keep in mind the importance of that growing network of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/openinfrastructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openinfrastructures</span></a> that have come together to explore alternative ways to OA publishing of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OAbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OAbooks</span></a> based on interoperable <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> ... </p><p>So this is also a shoutout to the important work happening at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@openbookcollect" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>openbookcollect</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PublicKnowledgeProject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PublicKnowledgeProject</span></a></span> (with OMP), <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@crossref" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>crossref</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@ORCID_Org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ORCID_Org</span></a></span>, and many others not on Mastodon, incl. OAPEN, DOAB, OaEBU DT, and the OA Switchboard ...</p>
Helmholtz Metadata Collab.<p>Metadata meets LEGO! 🧱✨</p><p>At the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft in Berlin, our amazing colleagues from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/hzbde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hzbde</span></a></span> / <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/HMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HMC</span></a> Hub Matter brought metadata to life – with a hands-on LEGO challenge at the HZB's Adlershof campus.</p><p>A fun way to highlight what Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration is all about: making data understandable, reproducible – and a little more fun! </p><p><a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/MetadataMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetadataMatters</span></a></p>
Crossref<p>Just a few days left to register for our Metadata Health Check Webinar for OJS users.</p><p>Learn how to deposit quality metadata with Crossref using OJS 3.3/3.4.</p><p>Save your spot: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3e8v6xxe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/3e8v6xxe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OJS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OJS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academicpublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academicpublishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/metadatamatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metadatamatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scholarlypublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scholarlypublishing</span></a></p>
Crossref<p>📚 Planning to attend the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) this June?<br>Come meet Crossref in Hall E, B1 Floor – Booth <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/5B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>5B</span></a>.F34.</p><p>✔ Connect with our team<br>✔ Learn about our latest developments<br>✔ Chat with fellow community members</p><p>Book a meeting or just stop by and say hello. We'd love to see you there!<br><a href="https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-bibf-2025-6-18-22-meet-crossref-at-bibf-2025-june-18-22/13852" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.crossref.org/t/cross</span><span class="invisible">ref-bibf-2025-6-18-22-meet-crossref-at-bibf-2025-june-18-22/13852</span></a></p><p>📍 Beijing | June 18–22<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BIBF2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BIBF2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Crossref" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crossref</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MetadataMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetadataMatters</span></a></p>

Precision, documentation, and just a little bit of swagger. 😎

Ain’t no party like a Data Stewards party, 'cause a Data Stewards party don’t lose track of metadata! 🕺📁✨

Here’s to the unsung heroes who keep our data clean, our projects reproducible, and our research future-proof. Because without metadata, it’s just a mess in a spreadsheet!

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Thank you for being part of #HMC_CON2025 and for sharing your valuable contributions @indiscale !

We're excited to see so many inspiring materials already available on Zenodo – including your work on data management with LinkAhead and ELN integration. A big thank-you to everyone who helped make this event such a rich exchange of ideas.

🔗 Explore all contributions here: zenodo.org/communities/helmhol

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This is more than a technical issue—it's a scientific one. Funding agencies and journals are already demanding FAIR data practices, and metadata is at the heart of that effort.

Let’s move beyond raw numbers and focus on structured, contextualized data that can stand the test of time, and scrutiny.

Because in science, if data isn’t documented, it might as well not exist. ❌