CERNin
CERNin is an information infrastructure project associated with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to integrate and make accessible experimental data, publications, and educational resources across CERN experiments and facilities. The project aims to provide a unified discovery layer, standardized metadata, and interoperable interfaces to improve data reuse, reproducibility, and public engagement. CERNin is described as federated rather than a single repository, connecting catalogs, repositories, and portals into a coherent ecosystem.
Origin and governance: The initiative emerged from collaborative efforts among CERN's IT, data management, and science
Architecture and features: The system uses a federated model with metadata catalogs, data repositories, and documentation
Impact and status: Supporters argue that CERNin reduces discovery friction, improves cross-disciplinary collaboration, and broadens public
See also: Open Science at CERN; Open Data Portal; Data stewardship.