Identifiers.org

Identifiers.org resolves Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) to provide persistent, web-accessible identifiers that enable integration of data across decentralized databases, repositories, registries, and knowledgebases in the life sciences.

Key Features:

• URI resolution: Resolves Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) to target resources across decentralized databases, repositories, registries, and knowledgebases.
• Identifier persistence: Ensures identifiers remain persistent and web-accessible to preserve the integrity of data references over time.
• Cross-resource integration: Enables integration and linking of data from multiple sources by providing consistent resolvable identifiers.
• Best-practice guidance: Encapsulates ten critical lessons on identifier qualities and best practices for database providers, authors, and data generators.
• Life sciences focus: Concentrates on identifier management relevant to the life sciences while remaining applicable to other disciplines.

Scientific Applications:

• Life sciences data integration: Facilitates integration of distributed biological datasets by resolving and unifying identifiers.
• Reference integrity in publications and datasets: Supports persistent references in publications and datasets by ensuring resolvable identifiers.
• Interoperability across databases and knowledgebases: Enables cross-database linking and reuse of identifiers to improve interoperability.
• Identifier design and provisioning: Informs database providers and data generators on designing, provisioning, and reusing identifiers effectively.

Methodology:

Resolves Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) to provide web-accessible, resolvable identifiers and to support identifier persistence.