Through extensive stakeholder consultation, COMET has identified the critical need for improving PID metadata through community-driven enrichment… COMET now looks to transition this work into a development phase and seeks strategic partners who can provide financial support, technical expertise, and operational guidance to ensure the infrastrastructure's successful implementation and long-term sustainability.

We’re excited to share that the Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) is now an official FORCE11 Working Group.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of research, the importance of high-quality metadata and persistent identifiers (PIDs) cannot be overstated. PIDs and metadata are the connective tissue that binds together diverse research outputs, enabling discovery, accessibility, and reuse. Despite their critical role, the current model for metadata creation and enrichment is fraught with inefficiencies. Routinely, the task of improving metadata falls solely on PID creators or occurs within isolated, service-level silos. This fragmented approach leads to significant gaps in quality and coverage, creating barriers to the seamless integration and use of research information across platforms.