Re: dwbp-ISSUE-46 (PIDs): How should we handle the issue of persistent URI design? [Use Cases & Requirements Document]

Hi Makx,

Very good proposal, I like them too!

> I think this is about all we can say: "Data should be persistently
> identifiable.". The only thing maybe is explain a little bit more what this
> means, e.g.
> >
> > The identifier that is assigned to a particular resource should resolve,
> at least for the foreseeable future, to that same resource or to
> information why the resource is no longer there.
>
> I like the simple approach for the reasons you give.
>
> What worries me is that we risk getting into a long debate about whether
> a DOI resolves or not (IMO of course it doesn't - it only resolves if
> you stick it on the end of a URL in which case it is a different
> identifier) and what the semantics of a DOI may be (or ORCID or any of
> the other similar schemes).
>

Could we maybe just make one constraint that identifiers have to be
web-based in order to be resolvable ?


> > The actual syntax of URIs can vary widely, because an organisation will
> choose a design that reflects the way they can make and maintain the
> commitment to persistence. Some organisations will opt for a semantically
> rich syntax (such as the UK Gov approach); others will follow an (almost)
> semantics-free design like Tomas' COMURI proposal.
> >
> > As organisations might have good arguments for selecting a particular
> design, this group may not be able to declare one approach 'best practice'
> beyond saying that (as someone once said) "persistence is non-negotiable".
>
> Again, I like that. I'd be in favour of encouraging a more structured
> approach, as in the UK examples, but agree we need to recognise, always,
> that people can only build on top of what they have, technically and
> institutionally.
>
+1!

Christophe



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