Description
Scholars rely on a vast network of databases containing peer and non-peer reviewed artifacts to conduct their research. In their quest for information, filtering out what to read or not, they rely on heuristics to access the trustworthiness of the artifacts. Life-cycle information could be used to create better assessments, but this information is spread over many networks, hidden in web pages, or not made available at all. We propose a decentralized communication system in which nodes in a network use a messaging protocol to inform each other about important life-cycle events. This presentation introduces the Event Notifications messaging protocol to orchestrate life-cycle events or exchange information about them. We present how this protocol is implemented in the COAR Notify project connecting institutional repositories with peer-review and overlay journal services. The protocol does not only provide interoperable layer for life-cycle event, but it also provides the technology for a decentralized scholarly communication system in line with COAR's Next Generation Repository report. In a next phase of Event Notifications, a persistent layer of life-cycle information in the form of Event Logs will be investigated. Using Event Notifications and Event Logs a transparent, interoperable sharing of linkages between research outputs can be achieved.| Period | Jun 2024 |
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| Event title | Open Repositories Conference 2024: The 19th International Conference on Open Repositories |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Göteborg, SwedenShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |