Draft:Thoth Open Metadata

  • Comment: A lot of this was moved here from COPIM. — Diannaa (talk) 16:50, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Thoth Open Metadata (for suggested spelling, see Thoth) is a non-profit initiative and platform for managing and distributing open-source metadata, initially developed as part of the Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs (COPIM) project. As of 2022, Thoth has been registered as a nonprofit Community Interest Company in the UK.[1]

Thoth Open Metadata's platform is designed to meet the specific needs of small to medium-sized academic publishers that release works in open access.[2] Its development is based on open-source principles, with the code made publicly available and data accessible through open APIs. The metadata generated are made available under the CC0 dedication, allowing free and unrestricted re-use.

Thoth's objectives include:

Thoth operates on a non-profit model, offering its platform and API services for free to publishers. Additionally, it offers paid metadata management services through its Thoth Plus programme.[3] Academic Libraries can volunteer to support the infrastructure through a membership programme facilitated by the Open Book Collective.[4]

  1. ^ "THOTH OPEN METADATA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  2. ^ Stone, Graham; Gatti, John Rupert James; van Gerven Oei, Vincent WJ; Arias, Javier; Steiner, Tobias; Ferwerda, Eelco (2020-07-27). "Building an Open Dissemination System". Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs (COPIM). doi:10.17863/CAM.57976 – via Cambridge Apollo.
  3. ^ Oei, Vincent W. J. van Gerven; Steiner, Toby; Arias, Javier; Gatti, Rupert; Hillen, Hannah; Higman, Ross; Ramalho, Amanda (2024-01-15). "Launching the Thoth Plus service model". Copim. doi:10.21428/785a6451.0e9234b1.
  4. ^ "Thoth Open Metadata - Summary". openbookcollective.org. Open Book Collective. Retrieved 1 March 2024.