Add Zenodo as Data Source for Commons Quantification

[Goziee-git]

Problem

Zenodo is a major repository for open access research outputs with 5.5M+ records, but is not currently included in our commons quantification project. Adding Zenodo would significantly expand our coverage of Creative Commons licensed content, particularly in academic and research domains.

Description

Implement data collection from Zenodo using their REST API to gather license information for quantifying the commons. This involves:

• Fetching records with structured license metadata
• Classifying Creative Commons and other open licenses
• Generating reports by year, resource type, and language
• Handling API rate limiting and pagination

Zenodo Useful Links

Official Documentation

• REST API Documentation: https://developers.zenodo.org/
• API Reference: https://zenodo.org/api/docs
• General Documentation: https://help.zenodo.org/
• Developer Documentation: https://developers.zenodo.org/
• Search Guide: https://help.zenodo.org/guides/search/
• Zenodo Homepage: https://zenodo.org/

API Endpoints

• Base URL: https://zenodo.org/api/records
• Records Search: https://zenodo.org/api/records
• Single Record: https://zenodo.org/api/records/{id}
• Communities: https://zenodo.org/api/communities

Technical Details

Query Strategy

GET https://zenodo.org/api/records?q=*&size=100&page=1&sort=bestmatch

Parameters:

• q: Query string (use * for all records)
• size: Records per page (300) implementation choice
• page: Page number for pagination
• sort: Sorting method (bestmatch recommended)

API Types Available

1. REST API (Recommended)

   • Format: JSON
   • Authentication: None required for public records
   • Structured license data: metadata.license.id

2. OAI-PMH (Not recommended)

   • Format: XML Dublin Core
   • Unreliable license parsing from free-text fields (dc:rights)

Key Metadata Fields

• License: metadata.license.id (structured, e.g., "cc-by-4.0")
• Access Rights: metadata.access_right ("open", "restricted", "embargoed")
• Publication Date: metadata.publication_date (ISO format)
• Resource Type: metadata.resource_type.title
• Language: metadata.language (ISO codes)

Implementation

• I would be interested in implementing this feature.