Identifiers for the 21st century: How to design, provision, and reuse persistent identifiers to maximize utility and impact of life science data. McMurry, J. A., Juty, N., Blomberg, N., Burdett, T., Conlin, T., Conte, N., Courtot, M., Deck, J., Dumontier, M., Fellows, D. K., Gonzalez-Beltran, A., Gormanns, P., Grethe, J., Hastings, J., Hériché, J., Hermjakob, H., Ison, J. C., Jimenez, R. C., Jupp, S., Kunze, J., Laibe, C., Novère, N. L., Malone, J., Martin, M. J., McEntyre, J. R., Morris, C., Muilu, J., Müller, W., Rocca-Serra, P., Sansone, S., Sariyar, M., Snoep, J. L., Soiland-Reyes, S., Stanford, N. J., Swainston, N., Washington, N., Williams, A. R., Wimalaratne, S. M., Winfree, L. M., Wolstencroft, K., Goble, C., Mungall, C. J., Haendel, M. A., & Parkinson, H. PLOS Biology, 15(6):e2001414, June, 2017. Publisher: Public Library of Science![Identifiers for the 21st century: How to design, provision, and reuse persistent identifiers to maximize utility and impact of life science data [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex In many disciplines, data are highly decentralized across thousands of online databases (repositories, registries, and knowledgebases). Wringing value from such databases depends on the discipline of data science and on the humble bricks and mortar that make integration possible; identifiers are a core component of this integration infrastructure. Drawing on our experience and on work by other groups, we outline 10 lessons we have learned about the identifier qualities and best practices that facilitate large-scale data integration. Specifically, we propose actions that identifier practitioners (database providers) should take in the design, provision and reuse of identifiers. We also outline the important considerations for those referencing identifiers in various circumstances, including by authors and data generators. While the importance and relevance of each lesson will vary by context, there is a need for increased awareness about how to avoid and manage common identifier problems, especially those related to persistence and web-accessibility/resolvability. We focus strongly on web-based identifiers in the life sciences; however, the principles are broadly relevant to other disciplines.
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title = {Identifiers for the 21st century: {How} to design, provision, and reuse persistent identifiers to maximize utility and impact of life science data},
volume = {15},
issn = {1545-7885},
shorttitle = {Identifiers for the 21st century},
url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001414},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.2001414},
abstract = {In many disciplines, data are highly decentralized across thousands of online databases (repositories, registries, and knowledgebases). Wringing value from such databases depends on the discipline of data science and on the humble bricks and mortar that make integration possible; identifiers are a core component of this integration infrastructure. Drawing on our experience and on work by other groups, we outline 10 lessons we have learned about the identifier qualities and best practices that facilitate large-scale data integration. Specifically, we propose actions that identifier practitioners (database providers) should take in the design, provision and reuse of identifiers. We also outline the important considerations for those referencing identifiers in various circumstances, including by authors and data generators. While the importance and relevance of each lesson will vary by context, there is a need for increased awareness about how to avoid and manage common identifier problems, especially those related to persistence and web-accessibility/resolvability. We focus strongly on web-based identifiers in the life sciences; however, the principles are broadly relevant to other disciplines.},
language = {en},
number = {6},
urldate = {2023-07-12},
journal = {PLOS Biology},
author = {McMurry, Julie A. and Juty, Nick and Blomberg, Niklas and Burdett, Tony and Conlin, Tom and Conte, Nathalie and Courtot, Mélanie and Deck, John and Dumontier, Michel and Fellows, Donal K. and Gonzalez-Beltran, Alejandra and Gormanns, Philipp and Grethe, Jeffrey and Hastings, Janna and Hériché, Jean-Karim and Hermjakob, Henning and Ison, Jon C. and Jimenez, Rafael C. and Jupp, Simon and Kunze, John and Laibe, Camille and Novère, Nicolas Le and Malone, James and Martin, Maria Jesus and McEntyre, Johanna R. and Morris, Chris and Muilu, Juha and Müller, Wolfgang and Rocca-Serra, Philippe and Sansone, Susanna-Assunta and Sariyar, Murat and Snoep, Jacky L. and Soiland-Reyes, Stian and Stanford, Natalie J. and Swainston, Neil and Washington, Nicole and Williams, Alan R. and Wimalaratne, Sarala M. and Winfree, Lilly M. and Wolstencroft, Katherine and Goble, Carole and Mungall, Christopher J. and Haendel, Melissa A. and Parkinson, Helen},
month = jun,
year = {2017},
note = {Publisher: Public Library of Science},
keywords = {Archives, Biodiversity, Citation analysis, Integrators, Internet, Metadata, Ontologies, Semantics},
pages = {e2001414},
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