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Why persistent identifiers are crucial in digital preservation Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk Scientific Computing Department, STFC, UK APARSEN webinar, February 2013. What is APARSEN?. A Network of Excellence in digital preservation Funded by European Commission
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Why persistent identifiers are crucialin digital preservation Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk Scientific Computing Department, STFC, UK APARSEN webinar, February 2013
What is APARSEN? • A Network of Excellence in digital preservation • Funded by European Commission • 7th Framework Programme — Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation • Runs January 2011 to December 2014 (4 years) • Coordinated by Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
Objectives of APARSEN • Broad scope • Application domains • Aspects of the problem • Approaches and techniques • Defragmentation of effort • Leading to a “Virtual Centre of Excellence”
Approach of APARSEN SUSTAINABILITY USABILITY TRUST ACCESS Stream 1 Integration Stream 2 Technical research Stream 3 Non-technical research Stream 4 Sustainable uptake
Persistent identifiers in digital preservation • “Identifier” • A way into preserved material • Enables citability • “Persistent” • Assurance of continuity • Longevity • Identifiers as part of infrastructure for preservation • In general not only digital objects but also persons and institutions • Identifier itself as a property to be preserved?
Scenarios for PIs in digital preservation • Confidence in citing existing datasets relevant to a particular research study • Trust in authenticity of resources over the long term • Building (and validating) a history of an individual’s publication output • Understanding versions of publications etc. • Referencing parts of a whole over the long term
PIs and APARSEN topics • Trust • … along with certification of repositories, reputation, authenticity • Sustainability • … along with business cases, cost models, brokerage, storage solutions • Usability • … along with standards, interoperability, common tools, scalability • Access • … along with digital rights management
Challenges for PIs in digital preservation • Reality of multiple PI systems • What if the preserved material is subject to preservation actions? • What should PI point to? • Granularity of what is cited • PI for access vs. PI for identification within repository