<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div>Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to share this insightful COAR blog post that succinctly discusses the key issues driving the recent LIBSENSE activities related to PIDs adoption in Africa. I highly recommend giving it a read!</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/">https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Omo</div></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kathleen Shearer <kathleen.shearer@coar-repositories.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[COAR Members] Persistent Identifiers: Addressing the challenges of global adoption</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28 September 2023 at 16:44:33 GMT+2<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">members@coar-repositories.org<br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear COAR members,</div><div><br></div><div>Today, COAR published a <a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/">blog post</a> to raise awareness about certain issues related to the
adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) that especially impact
developing countries.</div><div><br></div><div>While we support and promote the use of PIDs for the long term availability of resources, there are some significant cost barriers for institutions in developing countries in adopting PIDs that have a fee-based model. This is simply not an option for many.</div><div><br></div><div>The post expresses our concern around the narrative that DOIs are needed to somehow “legitimize" research outputs, as this leads to the exclusion of organizations outside the global north, which already struggle with lower visibility and perceived credibility of their research.</div><div><br></div><div>We provide an overview of the issues and some examples of how LA Referencia in Latin America and WACREN in Africa are looking to address these challenges. We propose to move forward in a more inclusive manner, though the use of a variety of PIDs that are interoperable at the level of metadata.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/">full post</a> is available here: <a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/">https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/</a></div><div><br></div><div>As always, I welcome your comments or questions!</div><div><br></div><div>Best, Kathleen</div><div><br></div><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div>Kathleen Shearer<br>Executive Director<br>Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)</div><div><a href="http://www.coar-repositories.org/">www.coar-repositories.org</a></div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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