Published June 12, 2023 | Version v1
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Providing documentation on harmonised and citable PIDs for subsets of protected data - Use Case by EMBL-EBI

  • 1. EMBL-EBI
  • 2. CSC

Description

The ambition of EMBL-EBI in the PID use case is to curate and update components of Identifiers.org. The updates will be aligned with community standards and needs in accordance with FAIR practices. Next step in this process will be to implement tombstone records in the Identifiers.org registry. Aligning the tombstone entry points following EOSC guidelines would ensure that all necessary entry points are included to enable verification of the contents' last residing place correctly and to ensure the persistence of the PID. However, some modifications might have to be made to the tombstone practices to avoid the system and its maintenance being overburdened. The intention is to create a proposal internally on how Identifiers.org tombstones should be implemented and then open it up for community review and discussion.

The ambition is also to study the possibility of facilitating the automated use of the Identifiers.org registry by including support for kernel information profiles and Digital Object interface protocol. This effort, however, requires some further deliberations to be able to define the exact approach and scope.

Identifiers.org resolution service provides PIDs to data hosted by several repositories. The API endpoints of the service can already provide metadata information on the referenced objects. The entries of the registry are actively curated by a team of specialists to ensure correct behaviour and normalised information. The service currently provides minimal support for PIDs intended for complex data in cases where the target repository identifies these objects with local IDs and provides a valid URL pattern for redirection to these objects. Providing additional support in such cases is another action point for the use case to address.

Files

Providing documentation on harmonised and citable PIDs for subsets of protected data. Use case by EMBL-EBI.pdf

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Funding

FAIR-IMPACT – Expanding FAIR Solutions across EOSC 101057344
European Commission