The Open Science Lab at TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library invites members of the ORCID-Ukraine Consortium to participate in and disseminate the survey “Scientific Instruments and Metadata for the Recovery of Research Infrastructures in Ukraine.”

The survey directly addresses issues related to persistent identifiers, institutional research information, metadata quality, interoperability, and research information systems.

In addition to researchers, organizations, and research outputs, scientific instruments and research equipment can also be considered important research objects that require structured metadata and links to researchers, organizations, projects, publications, datasets, and services.

We encourage consortium members to share the survey with relevant colleagues and institutional contacts, in particular:

• ORCID coordinators and institutional administrators;
• URIS, repository, and library specialists;
• metadata specialists;
• staff responsible for research departments and institutional information systems;
• researchers and laboratory managers involved in documenting scientific equipment;
• colleagues responsible for persistent identifiers, institutional profiles, research outputs, or interoperability.

The survey is conducted within the framework of the “Metadata Mapping for Scientific Instruments in Ukraine” project, implemented by the TIB Open Science Lab under the Philipp Schwartz Initiative.

About the Project

The aim of the project is to understand how scientific instruments and research equipment are currently documented, described using metadata, used, and administered in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the recovery of research infrastructures.

Your expert responses will help to:

1. understand how information about scientific instruments is currently recorded within institutions;
2. determine whether persistent identifiers and research information systems are used for equipment-related metadata;
3. explore how scientific instruments can be linked to researchers, organizations, projects, datasets, publications, and services;
4. identify metadata requirements for FAIR, interoperable, and URIS-compatible records of scientific instruments;
5. develop recommendations for metadata governance and the recovery of research infrastructures.

Multiple responses from the same institution are welcome, particularly from colleagues working in different roles, including repositories, libraries, CRIS/URIS administration, research departments, laboratories, and IT units.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could disseminate the survey through your institutional and professional networks.

Estimated completion time: 15–20 minutes
Deadline for responses: 30 September 2026

Survey: https://tib.eu/umfragen/index.php/341374?lang=en

The survey is not an audit and is not intended to assess, compare, or rank institutions, systems, laboratories, research groups, or individuals. Responses will be analyzed only in aggregated and anonymized form for scientific purposes.

For any questions regarding the survey, please contact:

Dr. Sabina Auhunas
Philipp Schwartz Fellow
Open Science Lab, TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library
Email: sabina.auhunas@tib.eu