PERSISTENT IDENTIFIERS:WHAT IF?
13/19 – Authoritative
"Organisations should establish the authority and credibility of a PIDs system's provider before adopting that system."
Authoritative
Some PID systems are dependent on responsible organisations who: manage the system, assign identifier; and resolve the identifiers to resources.
Some services are provided by public institutions like national libraries and archives.
For a system to be effectively supported the responsible organisation must be able to demonstrate its commitment.
Therefore:
• Organisations should evaluate and be assured of the authority and credibility of a PIDs system's provider before adopting that system. Persistent Identifiers (PIDs): recommendations for institutions (PDF) by Gordon McKenna and Roxanne Wyns.
Some services are provided by public institutions like national libraries and archives.
For a system to be effectively supported the responsible organisation must be able to demonstrate its commitment.
Therefore:
• Organisations should evaluate and be assured of the authority and credibility of a PIDs system's provider before adopting that system. Persistent Identifiers (PIDs): recommendations for institutions (PDF) by Gordon McKenna and Roxanne Wyns.
