DC DataCite Linked Data
TIB production namespace

DataCite Linked Data

Browse the generated DataCite vocabulary bundle served by GitHub Pages for the canonical namespace w3id.org/tib/datacite/.

The current RDF representation is 4.7-r2, based on DataCite schema 4.7. Before migrating, read the conversion and migration guide. Historical 4.7 exports remain available. Validate the current representation with the SHACL shapes.

DataCite 4.6 DataCite 4.7 RDF modelling 4.7-r2 JSON-LD RDF / Turtle OWL

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Classes

RDF class definitions for DataCite entities such as Resource, Creator, Title, and Rights.

/class/

Properties

RDF property definitions for DataCite metadata fields and nested structures.

/property/

Controlled Terms

SKOS concept schemes and terms for relation types, resource types, contributor roles, and more.

/vocab/

Contexts

JSON-LD contexts for interpreting compact DataCite JSON keys as linked data.

/context/fullcontext.jsonld

Distribution Artifacts

Bundled JSON-LD, Turtle, RDF/XML, and OWL distribution files.

/dist/datacite-current.jsonld

Manifests

Versioned inventories for DataCite 4.6 and 4.7, plus the release matrix.

/manifest/

Crosswalk Mappings

SSSOM, JSKOS and SKOS mappings to Schema.org, Dublin Core, DCAT and Wikidata, with a plain-language guide.

/mappings/

Repository

Generated publication artifacts for the TIB-maintained DataCite linked-data namespace.

TIBHannover/datacite

License

The generated vocabulary and publication artifacts are licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International