Identifiers: the key to connected research

ORCID, DOI, IGSN, RAiD!  Alphabet soup?

Australian Research Data Commons explains these commonly used and misunderstood unique identifiers and why they are so crucial in ensuring that researchers and their research data/outputs are linked and trackable.

Identifiers connect research data/outputs to important contextual information.

“Identifiers are also used to provide persistent access to outputs via a clickable link such as a DOI or digital object identifier. Importantly, when used in a citation, identifiers support attribution and the collection of usage metrics. That is why there are services to create and manage persistent identifiers for research data, research samples, software, researchers and research projects.”

– ARDC, read more.

Take a look at these identifier services provided by ARDC to create and manage the unique identifiers for your research data/outputs now.