PERSISTENT IDENTIFIERS:WHAT IF?
14/19 – Reliable
"The reliability of PID systems should be certified by institutions by means of redundant technology and register updates (preferably automatic)."
Reliable
For a PIDs system to function reliably these issues have to be assessed:
1. It should always be active (e.g. backed up, with redundant technology)
2. The register of PIDs should be updated (preferably automatically)
Therefore:
• Organisations should evaluate and be assured of the technical reliability of a PID system (including their own) before adopting it. Persistent Identifiers (PIDs): recommendations for institutions (PDF) by Gordon McKenna and Roxanne Wyns.
1. It should always be active (e.g. backed up, with redundant technology)
2. The register of PIDs should be updated (preferably automatically)
Therefore:
• Organisations should evaluate and be assured of the technical reliability of a PID system (including their own) before adopting it. Persistent Identifiers (PIDs): recommendations for institutions (PDF) by Gordon McKenna and Roxanne Wyns.
