Repositories in DataCite Fabrica

Direct Members, Consortium Leads, and Consortium Organizations can create new Repository accounts and manage existing accounts.

Create a Repository

• Direct Members and Consortium Organizations: Create a Repository from the Repositories tab by clicking “Add Repository”.
• Consortium Leads: Before creating a Repository, navigate to a specific Consortium Organization via the Consortium Organizations tab. Then, go to the Repositories tab to create Repositories for that specific Consortium Organization.

Fill in the requested details and click "Add Repository" at the bottom of the record. For detailed descriptions of each field, see Repository Settings.

An email with the Repository ID and a link to set up a password will be sent to the system email specified in the Repository settings.

Automatic prefix assignment

Once the new Repository has been created, a prefix is automatically assigned. The same prefix is also linked with the associated Direct Member or Consortium Organization account.

A message will appear in the Settings tab showing the prefix that has been assigned to the new Repository.

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Additional prefixes

Fabrica will automatically assign just one prefix to a newly created Repository account. To request additional prefixes, send an email to [email protected]. We recommend one prefix per Repository account.

To see the prefix assigned to a Repository, click on the Prefixes tab.

Delete a Repository

Direct Members, Consortium Leads, and Consortium Organizations can delete empty Repositories. If the Repository contains registered DOIs, you must first transfer the DOIs to another Repository.

Once remaining DOIs have been transferred, go to the Repositories tab of the dashboard. Select the Repository to go to the Repository dashboard.

Go to the Settings tab and click the "Delete" button on the left.

Type the Repository ID in the box to confirm and click "Delete". This action cannot be undone.

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Repositories with DOIs can't be deleted

You will not be able to delete a Repository that contains DOIs. When you click "Delete", you will instead see a warning asking you to first transfer all DOIs to another Repository:

Click "Transfer DOIs" to initiate the DOI transfer. See Transfer DOIs Between Repositories for more information.