Feature Request: make publisher configurable below the instance-level

[kbrueckmann]

Overview of the Feature Request
Currently, the name of the root directory (for us: heiDATA) is used across the entire instance as publisher in the automatically generated citation, e.g.:

Gockel,` Bettina. 2024. “Camera Work. A Photographic Quarterly – Eine Digitale Edition.” heiDATA. https://doi.org/doi:10.11588/DATA/ZBPWHG.

The variable ":InstallationName" has been introduced to set a different value as publisher but that would still affect the whole instance.

Our use case is that part of our instance is used as a domain specific repository (for our "Fachinformationsdienst" (specialized information service) arthistoricum). The publisher should be arthistoricum there rather than heiDATA.

It would be great if one could configure the publisher at dataverse level. Nice to have (but secondary to that) would be to use the distributor in the citation of each dataset if a value is given in the distributor name field and come back to the value configured for the dataverse if no info is found.

As far as I can see, we are not the only ones who would be interested in making the behavior of Dataverse configurable in this regard. Previously discussed solutions included, for example, the already described process of using the value actually entered in the respective dataset from the distributor metadata field for the citation or (as in a previous Dataverse version) using both the root directory and the specific collection (in this case, arthistoricum.net@heiDATA and heiDATA). However, as far as I can see, these solutions have not been implemented.

What kind of user is the feature intended for?
Anyone citing datasets, admins, depositors.

Any open or closed issues related to this feature request?
Yes:
open: #9613 (comment)
closed:

• Dataset Citation: provide flexible options for information displayed in citation metadata #2297,
• Customizable dataverse names #3611 (comment),
• Change the publisher name from root #5841,
• Allow End Users the Ability to Edit Data Citation #2146

Are you thinking about creating a pull request for this feature?
No, regrettably.

[pdurbin]

@kbrueckmann you're right, this has been requested a fair amount over the years.

If at the collection (dataverse) level, one is able to configure the publisher, would you want the name of the publisher to be the name of the collection? Or would you want an extra, dedicate metadata field for that purpose? (Or even more than one field?) 🤔

[kbrueckmann]

In the collection arthistoricum, there are several sub-collections for organizational purposes. These should still have "arthistoricum" as publisher, so using their collection name wouldn't work well for us.

Regarding the second question: I'm not sure what would be more suitable to implement with regards to compatibility etc. – an extra metadata field in the collection or using the distributor field in each dataset (in this sense, the title of the issue is misleading – I'll adjust it).