Increasingly, ORCID, DOIs and other identifier systems that are open and community-governed are embedded in scholarly works and information systems, such as papers and citation indices. They could ...

Digital Science has made a series of recommendations for Australia’s research future in a report published into the use of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in research. Digital Science, a technology ...

The jumping spider Chrysilla lauta, one of the species studied in the first scientific publication to use digital specimen DOIs. The wealth of data hosted in natural history collections can contribute ...

'Big data' research runs the risk of being undermined by the poor design of the digital identifiers that tag data. A group of worldwide researchers has assembled a set of pragmatic guidelines to ...

Email is becoming one of the best persistent identifiers because Gmail is so "sticky," says Phil Davis, Chief Business Officer, TowerData, at last week's Email Insider Summit on Amelia Island. For the ...

At least 17,000 Android applications are creating permanent records of your online activity for advertising purposes even when you ask for such information to be forgotten. New research published by ...