An Introduction to EZID
University of California Curation Center TeamCalifornia Digital Library
August, 2011
UC3 Summer Webinar Series
About the webinar series…
• Some logistics…– Participant phones on mute– We’re monitoring chat– We’ll post slides, Q&A, and web & voice
recordings after each presentation– Schedule available at
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Today’s topic: EZID
EZID: Extending library servicesA tool for researchers
A close look at EZIDDemo, Metadata, Choosing identifiers, Next steps
Getting startedAccounts, Cost model, Workflows, Help
EZID: A tool for extending library services
Meeting researchers’ needs• Early in the research life cycle• Working on a federated team• Making a career move• Meeting funder requirements
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Data-intensive research Writing up the results+
Where’s the data? What if I
move it?
Early in the research life cycle
With EZID: all your references, citations, links, etc. will be stable!
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Working on a federated team
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Data-intensive research + Regional research center
+ Aging infrastructure
Where’s the data? We have to
move it!
With EZID: all your references, citations, links, etc. will be stable!
Making a career move
• Data-intensive research +
I know where my data is and I’m
taking it with me!
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• Researcher(s) on the move
With EZID: all your references, citations, links, etc. will be stable!
Meeting funder requirements
• Data-intensive research + • Grantor requirements for data management plan
How do we track the data?
What do we put here?
With EZID: track your data from capture to publication and beyond.
By David Mellis, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mellis/7675610/
EZID: Meeting library needs
• New kinds of scholarlyoutput
+ • Continued need to build collections
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With EZID: you can extend your historic activities & preserve your institution’s research investment.
• Create a persistent identifier: DOI or ARK• Add object location• Add metadata• Update object location• Update object metadata
http://n2t.net/ezid
EZID and Metadata
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boojee/3743753784/
ARK vs DOI
http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt596nc6zg, Courtesy of the Anaheim Public Library
• both can work like regular hyperlinks.• both can refer to a
subset or portion of a resource.
• both become persistentwhen the target URL is maintained.
ARK vs DOI
• Flexible• Case-sensitive• Special features support granularity• Can be deleted• Inexpensive
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ARK vs DOI
• Established brand in publishing• Indexed by major A&I citation databases • DataCite policies apply• Cannot be deleted• More costly
Next steps for EZID• Enhanced persistence support
– Automated link checking– Tombstone pages
• Exposure for citations– Thomson-Reuters (Web of Knowledge)– Elsevier (Scopus)– OAI– GoogleScholar
• More metadata support– full DataCite metadata scheme– cross scheme mapping
• UI redesign– Activity reporting– Browse & search
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolawhitaker/111009156/
Getting started
• Try it! UI and API test options• Contact Joan Starr, EZID Service Manager
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EZID Cost Model
• UC3: technical infrastructure, staff, monitoring, maintenance, enhancements, help, outreach, consultation, etc.
• UC clients: a small annual subscription fee entitling them to unlimited identifiers, either ARKs only or ARKs and DOIs.
Campus-EZID Workflows
• Plan A: Library as service provider– Consult, support, reach out.– Use EZID Order Form.– Pass along account requests.
• Plan B: Library as information hub– Distribute information, pass along questions, etc.
• Plan C: You shape it…– We’ll work with you to match your workflow!
Where to find help
• http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid• Understanding identifiers• Choosing the right identifier (ARK vs DOI? ARK and
DOI?)• EZID FAQs• EZID Service Guidelines• EZID Handout/brochure• October 2010 webinar & slides
Contact Joan Starr at [email protected]
For (even) more information
EZIDhttp://n2t.net/ezid/ http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid/
UC Curation Centerhttp://www.cdlib.org/[email protected]
UC3 webinar serieshttp://www.cdlib.org/uc3/uc3webinars.html
UC3/CDLStephen Abrams David LoyLisa Colvin Mark Reyes Patricia Cruse Abhishek SalveScott Fisher Tracy Seneca Erik Hetzner Carly Strasser Greg Janée Joan StarrJohn Kunze Marisa StrongMargaret Low Perry Willett
Questions?
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