Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as a WDS Regular Member.
- Is an instance
A geomagnetic data centre originally WDS-certified and now CoreTrustSeal-certified.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A general-purpose institutional repository is unlikely to have held WDS certification.
- Not an instance
A commercial cloud provider is not WDS-certified.
Editorial commentary
Pre-2017, WDS Regular Members and Network Members underwent a certification process focused on the operations of scientific-data centres. From 2017, WDS shifted its certification function into the joint CoreTrustSeal scheme while continuing to operate the World Data System as a coordinating body for data-stewarding scientific organisations under ISC (formerly ICSU). Many WDS Regular Members today hold CoreTrustSeal certification.
References
- Mokrane M., Wyborn L., 'CoreTrustSeal: A trusted source for trusted digital repositories', International Journal of Digital Curation 13(1), 2018.
Also known as
WDS certification · ICSU-WDS certification
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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