DataCite Metadata Store v2 available
Edward Zukowski
From 1 September 2011, v2 of the DataCite Metadata Store
(mds.datacite.org) will be the only way to mint DOIs with DataCite.
All other APIs and interfaces will be retired, including MDS API v1 at
api.datacite.org, direct access to TIB's Handle server, and TIB's SOAP
interface. DataCite members are still free to develop their own
systems but those systems will be required to use MDS v2 as a backend.
Major changes in v2:
* No more beta! After fixing bugs for the last six months we are ready
to drop beta status
* Support for schema repository http://schema.datacite.org: many
versions of schemas are accepted including the latest 2.1. Please see
example document at
http://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-2.1/example/datacite-metadata-sample-v2.1.xml
Note that you need to declare a schema in the root element.
* Streamlined API: based on feedback from users the API has been
simplified. Only one method (POST) is used for creating and updating
DOI and metadata, GET method is used for both DOI and metadata, and
there are no more query parameters. Please read the documentation
https://mds.datacite.org/static/apidoc carefully.
* A new URL: https://mds.datacite.org There are two reasons for the
new location: (a) v2 is not backwards compatible with v1 (b) soon we
will offer multiple services, so a single API URL will not be
sufficient.
* Please note that only v2 will receive bugs fixes. v1 will operate
until the end of August 2011. Both versions share the same database so
there is no need for migration.
For full release notes please visit
https://github.com/datacite/mds/wiki/ReleaseNotes
Last but not least I'd like to thank all who contributed to this release.
Best wishes,
Ed