UC3 Strategy for Advancing Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in Research and Scholarship
We believe in the power of PIDs to streamline the academic workflow, enhance discoverability, and foster seamless integration across varied digital platforms. Our commitment is to harness the potential of PIDs to reduce the administrative burden on researchers and institutions alike, ensuring that investment in PIDs today translates into a more sustainable, accessible, and efficient research environment tomorrow.
Embracing Standards and Collaboration
Our strategy embraces proven standards and infrastructure, recognizing that PIDs are a communal asset, shaped by formal consensus and collaborative effort. We view PIDs as universal standards that transcend individual platforms and disciplines, enabling a more cohesive and integrated scholarly community.
The Vision for PIDs
We envision a future where PIDs are universally adopted, providing a robust framework for tracking research outputs, ensuring attribution, and facilitating the seamless exchange of knowledge. Our goal is to move beyond outdated systems of accession numbers and isolated identifiers, towards a future where PIDs are integral to the web of scholarly communication, built for connectivity and designed for the digital age.
Addressing Misconceptions and Challenges
We acknowledge the complexities surrounding PIDs and we aim to demystify PIDs, highlighting their broad applicability and the unique roles of both centralized and decentralized systems in enhancing global connectivity and sector-specific contributions. By advocating for a PID-centric ecosystem and forming strategic alliances with initiatives like POSI, ARK Alliance, and ROR, we seek to build a comprehensive, adaptable PID infrastructure. Our collaborative approach aims to unite stakeholders across the research spectrum, striving for a cohesive, efficient, and open scholarly infrastructure where PIDs serve as cornerstones for a connected, impactful research community.
Strategic Directions
- Research Information and Open Metadata: We are exploring innovative ways to use PIDs to enhance research analytics, offering insights into trends, collaborations, and the impact of research within and beyond academia.
- Research Assessment: Recognizing the evolving landscape of research evaluation, we are advocating for the integration of PIDs in assessment frameworks, ensuring that they reflect a broad range of scholarly contributions and impacts.
Our Path Forward
Let us collectively invest in and advocate for a PID-centric research environment, where the seamless exchange of knowledge and data is not a vision, but a reality. Together, we can forge a path towards a more connected, efficient, and open world of research, underpinned by the robust framework of Persistent Identifiers. Through collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to open scholarship, we can realize the full potential of PIDs, ensuring a future where research is more accessible, discoverable, and impactful than ever before. Join us in this journey towards a brighter, more interconnected future for research and scholarship.