[Community] Fwd: [libsense-discuss] Persistent Identifiers: Addressing the challenges of global adoption

[Omo Oaiya]

Colleagues,

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!

https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/

Best wishes,
Omo

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Kathleen Shearer <kathleen.shearer at coar-repositories.org>
> Subject: [COAR Members] Persistent Identifiers: Addressing the challenges of global adoption
> Date: 28 September 2023 at 16:44:33 GMT+2
> To: members at coar-repositories.org
> 
> Dear COAR members,
> 
> Today, COAR published a blog post <https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/> to raise awareness about certain issues related to the adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) that especially impact developing countries.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> The full post <https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/> is available here: https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/persistent-identifiers-addressing-the-challenges-of-global-adoption/
> 
> As always, I welcome your comments or questions!
> 
> Best, Kathleen
> 
> Kathleen Shearer
> Executive Director
> Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
> www.coar-repositories.org <http://www.coar-repositories.org/>
> 
> 
> 


Omo OAIYA
Chief Strategy Officer/Directeur de la Stratégie | WACREN <http://www.wacren.net/>
m: +234 808 888 1571 , +233 205 228 693








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Omo OAIYA
Chief Strategy Officer/Directeur de la Stratégie | WACREN <http://www.wacren.net/>
m: +234 808 888 1571 , +233 205 228 693







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