Connecting Dissertations to the Global Scholarly Record: Universidade do Porto’s DataCite Journey

Becoming a DataCite member organization is not a single milestone; it is a journey shaped by different challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned. In the DataCite Member Stories blog series, we share the experiences of research organizations around the world as they work to connect research, improve discovery, and support open science using DataCite infrastructure. In this post, we feature Universidade do Porto from Portugal, which shares its DataCite journey, the impact of adopting DataCite DOIs, and what it means to be part of the global DataCite community.