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Digital Specimen PIDs contribute to building and maintaining long-term community trust in the accuracy and authenticity of the scientific data to be managed and presented by the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) research infrastructure planned in Europe to commence implementation in 2024. Not only are such PIDs valid over the very long timescales common in the heritage sector but they can also transcend changes in underlying technologies of their implementation. They are part of the mechanism for widening access to natural science collections. DiSSCo technical experts previously selected the Handle System as the choice to meet core PID requirements.Using a two-step approach, this options appraisal captures, characterises and analyses different alternative Handle-based PID schemes and the possible operational modes of use. In a first step a weighting and ranking the options has been applied followed by a structured qualitative assessment of social and technical compliance across several assessment dimensions: levels of scalability, community trust, persistence, governance, appropriateness of the scheme and suitability for future global adoption. The results are discussed in relation to branding, community perceptions and global context to determine a preferred PID scheme for DiSSCo that also has potential for adoption and acceptance globally.DiSSCo will adopt a ‘driven-by DOI’ persistent identifier (PID) scheme customised with natural sciences community characteristics. Establishing a new Registration Agency in collaboration with the International DOI Foundation is a practical way forward to support the FAIR (findable, accessible interoperable, reusable) data architecture of DiSSCo research infrastructure. 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false;">Strategic context</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6745346" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745346/', 6745346);return false;">Persistent identifiers and FAIR for open digital science</div> </li> <li id="i6745384" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745384/', 6745384);return false;">Digital specimens and persistent identifiers</div> </li> <li id="i7179751" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/7179751/', 7179751);return false;">The Handle System</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="i6745535" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745535/', 6745535);return false;">Requirements of a Handle-based PID scheme</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6745536" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745536/', 6745536);return false;">Scalability</div> </li> <li id="i6745537" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745537/', 6745537);return false;">Trust</div> </li> <li id="i6745538" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745538/', 6745538);return false;">Persistence</div> </li> <li id="i6745539" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745539/', 6745539);return false;">Governance</div> </li> <li id="i6745540" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745540/', 6745540);return false;">Appropriate identifiers</div> </li> <li id="i6745542" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745542/', 6745542);return false;">Potential for global adoption</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="i6662388" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662388/', 6662388);return false;">Available Handle-based PID schemes</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6745545" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745545/', 6745545);return false;">Digital Object Identifier (DOI)</div> </li> <li id="i6745548" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745548/', 6745548);return false;">International GeoSample Number (IGSN)</div> </li> <li id="i6745813" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745813/', 6745813);return false;">European PID Consortium (ePIC)</div> </li> <li id="i6745814" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745814/', 6745814);return false;">Five-digit prefix (CNRI)</div> </li> <li id="i6745816" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745816/', 6745816);return false;">Second-level prefix</div> </li> <li id="i6745817" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745817/', 6745817);return false;">Three-segment prefix</div> </li> <li id="i6745815" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745815/', 6745815);return false;">Two-digit top level prefix</div> </li> <li id="i6745818" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745818/', 6745818);return false;">National-level services</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="i6745819" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745819/', 6745819);return false;">Operationalizing a PID scheme</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6745824" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745824/', 6745824);return false;">Administration of a top-level name segment</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6745825" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745825/', 6745825);return false;">Ally with an existing MPA</div> </li> <li id="i6745827" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745827/', 6745827);return false;">Act as an MPA</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="i6745828" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745828/', 6745828);return false;">Administration of a second-level name segment</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6745830" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745830/', 6745830);return false;">Use the services of an existing RA</div> </li> <li id="i6745831" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745831/', 6745831);return false;">Ally with an existing RA</div> </li> <li id="i6745832" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6745832/', 6745832);return false;">Become/establish a new RA</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="i6662387" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662387/', 6662387);return false;">Material and methods</div> </li> <li id="i6662389" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662389/', 6662389);return false;">Results</div> </li> <li id="i6662390" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662390/', 6662390);return false;">Discussion</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6748286" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6748286/', 6748286);return false;">Aligning a Registration Agency (RA) to a brand</div> </li> <li id="i6834997" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6834997/', 6834997);return false;">The value of community specific identifiers</div> </li> <li id="i6835627" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6835627/', 6835627);return false;">The preferred PID scheme</div> </li> <li id="i6834996" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6834996/', 6834996);return false;">In a global context</div> </li> <li id="i6836238" > <div class="3" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6836238/', 6836238);return false;">Steps to implementation</div> <ul class=""> <li id="i6836299" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6836299/', 6836299);return false;">Governance, finance, operations and architecture</div> </li> <li id="i6836300" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6836300/', 6836300);return false;">Indicative costs</div> </li> <li id="i6836301" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6836301/', 6836301);return false;">Measuring success</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="i6662391" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662391/', 6662391);return false;">Conclusions</div> </li> <li id="i6748302" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6748302/', 6748302);return false;">Glossary of terms</div> </li> <li id="i6662381" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662381/', 6662381);return false;">References</div> </li> <li id="i6662382" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662382/', 6662382);return false;">Supplementary files</div> </li> <li id="i6662385" > <div class="2" onclick="LoadArticleContentsSection('/article/67379/instance/6662385/', 6662385);return false;">Endnotes</div> </li> </ul> </div> <script> gMenuActiveElementType = 1; MarkActiveMenuElement(); RegisterInitialState("\n\t\t<div class=\"AOF-Content-holder\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"AOF-articleMenu\">\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662369\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662369\/', 6662369);return false;\">Article metadata<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662386\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662386\/', 6662386);return false;\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745335\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745335\/', 6745335);return false;\">Strategic context<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745346\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745346\/', 6745346);return false;\">Persistent identifiers and FAIR for open digital science<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745384\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745384\/', 6745384);return false;\">Digital specimens and persistent identifiers<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i7179751\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/7179751\/', 7179751);return false;\">The Handle System<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745535\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745535\/', 6745535);return false;\">Requirements of a Handle-based PID scheme<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745536\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745536\/', 6745536);return false;\">Scalability<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745537\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745537\/', 6745537);return false;\">Trust<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745538\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745538\/', 6745538);return false;\">Persistence<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745539\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745539\/', 6745539);return false;\">Governance<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745540\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745540\/', 6745540);return false;\">Appropriate identifiers<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745542\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745542\/', 6745542);return false;\">Potential for global adoption<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662388\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662388\/', 6662388);return false;\">Available Handle-based PID schemes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745545\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745545\/', 6745545);return false;\">Digital Object Identifier (DOI)<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745548\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745548\/', 6745548);return false;\">International GeoSample Number (IGSN)<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745813\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745813\/', 6745813);return false;\">European PID Consortium (ePIC)<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745814\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745814\/', 6745814);return false;\">Five-digit prefix (CNRI)<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745816\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745816\/', 6745816);return false;\">Second-level prefix<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745817\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745817\/', 6745817);return false;\">Three-segment prefix<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745815\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745815\/', 6745815);return false;\">Two-digit top level prefix<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745818\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745818\/', 6745818);return false;\">National-level services<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745819\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745819\/', 6745819);return false;\">Operationalizing a PID scheme<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745824\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745824\/', 6745824);return false;\">Administration of a top-level name segment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745825\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745825\/', 6745825);return false;\">Ally with an existing MPA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745827\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745827\/', 6745827);return false;\">Act as an MPA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745828\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745828\/', 6745828);return false;\">Administration of a second-level name segment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745830\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745830\/', 6745830);return false;\">Use the services of an existing RA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745831\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745831\/', 6745831);return false;\">Ally with an existing RA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6745832\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6745832\/', 6745832);return false;\">Become\/establish a new RA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662387\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662387\/', 6662387);return false;\">Material and methods<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662389\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662389\/', 6662389);return false;\">Results<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662390\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662390\/', 6662390);return false;\">Discussion<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6748286\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6748286\/', 6748286);return false;\">Aligning a Registration Agency (RA) to a brand<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6834997\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6834997\/', 6834997);return false;\">The value of community specific identifiers<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6835627\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6835627\/', 6835627);return false;\">The preferred PID scheme<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6834996\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6834996\/', 6834996);return false;\">In a global context<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6836238\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"3\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6836238\/', 6836238);return false;\">Steps to implementation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6836299\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6836299\/', 6836299);return false;\">Governance, finance, operations and architecture<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6836300\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6836300\/', 6836300);return false;\">Indicative costs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6836301\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6836301\/', 6836301);return false;\">Measuring success<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662391\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662391\/', 6662391);return false;\">Conclusions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6748302\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6748302\/', 6748302);return false;\">Glossary of terms<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662381\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662381\/', 6662381);return false;\">References<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662382\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662382\/', 6662382);return false;\">Supplementary files<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"i6662385\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"2\" onclick=\"LoadArticleContentsSection('\/article\/67379\/instance\/6662385\/', 6662385);return false;\">Endnotes<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t", 1); 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