Section outline

    • The OpenAIRE Metadata Validator service is used by content providers who wish to register their content to OpenAIRE and allows them to verify that it is compliant with the OpenAIRE guidelines. The service also checks the quality of implementation of the OAI-PMH protocol. Content providers can use the service after logging into OpenAIRE PROVIDE. If validation succeeds the provider is eligible to register and join the OpenAIRE infrastructure. The providers' content will be regularly aggregated to contribute to the OpenAIRE Graph. OpenAIRE allows for registration of institutional and thematic repositories registered in OpenDOAR, research data repositories registered in re3data, individual e-Journals, CRIS, aggregators and publishers. The OpenAIRE Metadata Validator service is realised with configurable software that allows users with administrative rights to customize the validation rules to be applied. This feature makes it easier to adapt the service when the OpenAIRE guidelines are updated and to offer similar services, possibly with different rules and configurations, to third-parties.

      Some key features of the metadata validator are:

      • Agile data compatibility assessment: Supports multiple guidelines improving content quality and spectrum
      • Configurations: It supports the addition of new rules and modification of existing ones
      • User friendly: In accessed via an online user friendly web interface within OpenAIRE PROVIDE service
      • Automated: Validates content and quality of implementation of the OAI-PMH protocol in a schedules way
      • Transparency & History of Information: Users can view the history of validations and the status of harvesting

      Through this training part discover how to assess and enhance the quality, openness, FAIRness, and interoperability of your metadata using the OpenAIRE Metadata Validator. This training session will guide you through the practical use of the Validator, demonstrating how it supports compliance with OpenAIRE Guidelines and alignment with the FAIR principles. Whether you're managing a repository, CRIS, aggregator, or journal platform, you will learn how to evaluate your metadata, identify areas for improvement, and increase the visibility and reusability of your content across the Open Science ecosystem.

      Objectives - Learning Outcomes
      • Understand the purpose and scope of the OpenAIRE Metadata Validator
      • Explore how the Validator incorporates FAIR principles into metadata assessment
      • Understand the key criteria and indicators used in the FAIR validator module
      • Learn how to interpret validation reports and use them to improve metadata quality
      • Discover how through the Validator you can strengthen interoperability, increase the visibility and reuse of your content, having conceptualised context with the use of Controlled Vocabularies, through the OpenAIRE Graph and the wider Open Science ecosystem
      • Learn best practices and where to find resources, documentation, and support for populating your metadata for compliance with the OpenAIRE Guidelines
       

       

       
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      Achieving Metadata Excellence, from compliance to FAIRness: The OpenAIRE Metadata Validator URL

       Learn how FAIR is your metadata and the compliance with OpenAIRE Guideline s.Discover how the OpenAIRE Metadata Validator can help you improve the quality, openness, FAIRness and interoperability of your metadata. Whether you manage a repository, CRIS, aggregator or journal platform, this session will show how the Validator supports both compliance with OpenAIRE Guidelines and alignment with FAIR principles — helping you make your content more visible and reusable across the Open Science landscape.

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      Achieving Metadata Excellence, from compliance to FAIRness: The OpenAIRE Metadata Validator URL

      Learn how FAIR is your metadata and the compliance with OpenAIRE Guideline s.Discover how the OpenAIRE Metadata Validator can help you improve the quality, openness, FAIRness and interoperability of your metadata. Whether you manage a repository, CRIS, aggregator or journal platform, this session will show how the Validator supports both compliance with OpenAIRE Guidelines and alignment with FAIR principles — helping you make your content more visible and reusable across the Open Science landscape.

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      Achieving Metadata Excellence, from compliance to FAIRness: The OpenAIRE Metadata Validator URL

      Learn how FAIR is your metadata and the compliance with OpenAIRE Guideline s.Discover how the OpenAIRE Metadata Validator can help you improve the quality, openness, FAIRness and interoperability of your metadata. Whether you manage a repository, CRIS, aggregator or journal platform, this session will show how the Validator supports both compliance with OpenAIRE Guidelines and alignment with FAIR principles — helping you make your content more visible and reusable across the Open Science landscape.

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