Introduce the NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) Program objectives, outputs, and work in progress.

Hear perspectives from the RDA community about the role of generalist repositories in the global research data landscape including how generalist repositories may adopt and help set global standards for data sharing and reuse.

Identify use cases, repository functionality, or data or repository standards that generalist repositories can be leaders in to support progress in the research data ecosystem.

Use the outcomes of the BoF to prioritize future GREI work and potentially form an RDA IG or WG depending on the topics of interest and stakeholders

The group will use this session to identify generalist repository roles along with features.

Introduction to the Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI)

Overview of GREI objectives, outputs, and work in progress

Overview of data repository landscape, role of generalist repositories, and common characteristics of generalist repositories, since the 2020 NIH workshop

Interactive poll and group discussion of the role of generalist repositories in the data landscape and priorities for GREI efforts

Facilitated discussion to identify use cases, components, or standards of the research data landscape the generalist repositories can be leaders in and positively influence progress in data sharing, discovery, and reuse

GREI Program – https://datascience.nih.gov/data-ecosystem/generalist-repository-ecosystem-initiative|GREI outputs – https://zenodo.org/communities/grei/|NIH Workshop on the Role of Generalist Repositories to Enhance Data Discoverability and Reuse: Workshop Summary (February 2020) – https://datascience.nih.gov/data-ecosystem/NIH-data-repository-workshop-summary