On 3 December 2025, CORE (COnnecting REpositories) hosted the latest live training session in our webinar series, Become a Professional User of the CORE Dashboard. We extend our sincere thanks to the many participants who joined us from across Europe, Africa, the United States and beyond. The high level of attendance and engagement was truly encouraging, bringing together a diverse group of repository managers, research support teams, journal editors and open access practitioners.
The session, led by Prof. Petr Knoth (Founder & Head of CORE) and Catherine Kuliavets (Community & Relationship Manager), offered a comprehensive walkthrough of the Dashboard. We explored critical features designed to support the research lifecycle, including discoverability tools, indexing monitoring, metadata validation, and our evolving suite of Open Access and FAIR compliance modules.
Exceptional Community Engagement
We are particularly grateful for the high volume and quality of questions submitted during the Q&A segment. These insightful queries demonstrated the community’s deep commitment to high-quality metadata and open research infrastructure.
Several key themes emerged from the audience, highlighting the real-world challenges faced by institutions today:
- Broadening Stakeholder Interest: We noted a distinct rise in interest from journal editors and non-traditional repository users.
- Support for New Members: We addressed queries regarding the Starting membership tier, specifically: “How much benefit, and what options, do we have as a Starting user?”
- Technical Interoperability: We explored the technical synergy between our services with questions like, “What is the relationship between the CORE API and the Dashboard’s features?”
These enquiries reaffirm CORE’s position as a central, neutral infrastructure supporting a global network of repositories.
Recording Now Available
For those who were unable to attend live, or for colleagues who may benefit from a detailed overview of the Dashboard’s capabilities, the full recording is now available to view.
Book a One-to-One Session
During the webinar, it became clear that many attendees have specific queries regarding their unique institutional setups or repository configurations. While we could not address every technical specific during the live broadcast, we are committed to ensuring you can utilise the Dashboard to its full potential.
If you require assistance with indexing completeness, interpreting specific reports, or OAI configuration, we invite you to book a direct session with our Community & Relationship Manager, Catherine Kuliavets. Catherine can provide personalised guidance on any repository-specific indexing queries.
To arrange a consultation, please contact: catherine.kuliavets@open.ac.uk
Thank You
We would like to reiterate our gratitude to everyone who contributed to the conversation. Your feedback is instrumental in shaping the future development of the CORE Dashboard. We look forward to facilitating further dialogue in our upcoming sessions and continuing to support the global research community in advancing open access.