EZIDEasy Identifiers

U C C u r a ti o n C e n t e rC a l i f o r n i a D i g i t a l L i b r a r y

Agenda

• The problem statement• The EZID Approach• An EZID demo• Why Use EZID?• Questions

The research data problem

• Journal article– Uniquely and persistently identified

– Concept of “publish”– Multiple copies– Easily findable– Additional services: impact metrics, citation tracking, etc.

• Research data– Nope

– Not really– Typically one– Difficult– Nope

Second-class citizens in scholarly record

an article about data, but no data

FTP site

And then the hunt for the data…

EZID: long-term identifiers made easyspace

http://n2t.net/ezid

take control of the management and distribution of your research, share and get credit for it, and build your reputation through its collection and documentation

The EZID difference: data linked…

…to the scholarly publication

The EZID Service: a key tool for research

Core Functions• Create a persistent identifier: DOI or

ARK• Add object location• Add metadata• Update object location• Update object metadata

Say “easy-eye-dee” please

On the Web… http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid

• FAQ• Understanding

identifiers• Why use EZID?

• EZID Handout• Soon: The EZID Service

Guidelines

Photo by By LiminalMike

Questions or to sign up: uc3@ucop.edu

Demo…

Why use EZID ?

EZID in the Field• Assisting data intensive research• Helping a research team• Facilitating data publication• Managing the output of a grant

Thank you!

• EZID : http://n2t.net/ezid• EZID website: http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid

• To get started? Contact:Joan Starr, EZID Service Manager, uc3@ucop.edu