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EZID Easy Identifiers. UC Curation Center California Digital Library. Agenda. The problem statement The EZID Approach An EZID demo Why Use EZID? Questions. The research data problem. Journal article Uniquely and persistently identified Concept of “publish” Multiple copies
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EZIDEasy Identifiers UC Curation Center California Digital Library
Agenda • The problem statement • The EZID Approach • An EZID demo • Why Use EZID? • Questions
The research data problem • Journal article • Uniquely and persistently identified • Concept of “publish” • Multiple copies • Easily findable • Additional services: impact metrics, citation tracking, etc. • Research data • Nope • Not really • Typically one • Difficult • Nope • Second-class citizens in scholarly record
And then the hunt for the data… FTP site
EZID: long-term identifiers made easyspacehttp://n2t.net/ezid take control of the management and distribution of your research, share and get credit for it, and build your reputation through its collection and documentation
The EZID Service: a key tool for research Core Functions • Create a persistent identifier: DOI or ARK • Add object location • Add metadata • Update object location • Update object metadata Say “easy-eye-dee” please
On the Web…http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid • FAQ • Understanding identifiers • Why use EZID? • EZID Handout • Soon: The EZID Service Guidelines Questions or to sign up: uc3@ucop.edu Photo by ByLiminalMike
Why use EZID ? EZID in the Field • Assisting data intensive research • Helping a research team • Facilitating data publication • Managing the output of a grant
Thank you! • EZID : http://n2t.net/ezid • EZID website: http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid • To get started? Contact:Joan Starr, EZID Service Manager, uc3@ucop.edu