e-learning

Persistent Identifiers

Abstract

The persistent identifier is defined. Learners will be able to define the structure of an identifier and explain its importance.

About This Material

This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.

Questions this will address

  • What is a persistent identifier?
  • What is the structure of identifiers?
  • Why does your dataset need to have an identifier?

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the definition and importance of using identifiers.
  • Illustrate what are the persistent identifiers.
  • Give examples of the structure of persistent identifiers.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Keywords: FAIR Data, Workflows, and Research, data stewardship, dmp, fair

Target audience: Students

Resource type: e-learning

Version: 2

Status: Active

Prerequisites:

  • Access
  • Data Registration
  • FAIR and its Origins
  • FAIR in a nutshell
  • Metadata

Learning objectives:

  • Explain the definition and importance of using identifiers.
  • Illustrate what are the persistent identifiers.
  • Give examples of the structure of persistent identifiers.

Date modified: 2024-03-27

Date published: 2024-03-26

Authors: Andrew Mason, Branka Franicevic, Katarzyna Kamieniecka, Kellie Snow, Khaled Jum'ah, Korneel Hens, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, Laura Cooper, Munazah Andrabi, Nick Juty, Nicola Soranzo, Philippe Rocca-Serra, Robert Andrews, Sara Morsy, Saskia Lawson-Tovey, Xenia Perez Sitja

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