Digital IDs The Challenges of the last year.

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Digital ID’sDigital ID’s

The Challenges The Challenges of the last year of the last year

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www.tsoid.com TSO DOI Architecture

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TSO’s DOI Implementation to date

Robust, Scalable, Proven TechnologyRobust, Scalable, Proven Technology

• Web site based for DOI account creation and maintenance

• Virtual Site Capability : for Gov’t Agencies

• Local handle gateway for resolution by any internet user

• Mirror of Handle System

• DOI TSO Metadata repository

• TSO DOI API : Webservices / SOAP

• free issuance of base DOI’s

Services Services

• Content Syndication

• IP Services

Metadata ServicesMetadata Services

• Creation, Validation and Population Management

• A range of metadata schemas defined : ONIX : MPEG : GRID

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Our Plans for 2004 / 2005

Customer ValueCustomer Value

Technical ComplexityTechnical Complexity

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RD Metadata RD Metadata & &

Multi resolutionMulti resolution

Federation Federation Support Support ServicesServices

Extended Extended ServicesServices

IP SupportIP Support

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Understanding the use of Digital ID’s

Identify a reference or citablepoint in cyberspace

Place

Discovery Identify a metadata description in cyberspace

Description

Title Author Date Version Subject IDENTIFIER

Rights

Identify relationships to other related resources in cyberspace

Relationships

Identify a web deliverable resource in cyberspace

Resource

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ReportReport

Digital Object Identifiers Digital Object Identifiers for Publishing for Publishing and the and the e-Learning Communitye-Learning Community

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JISC Issues for Digital Identifiers

UniquenessUniquenessHow is it made What is itWho does it?Can I use ISBN’s : ISSN’s

Global Registration / NamespaceGlobal Registration / NamespaceHow is it made What is itWho does it?Creating ID Persistence over time

Resolution & Local Resolver ServicesResolution & Local Resolver Services What is it?How does it work Who does it?Resolution PersistenceResource Persistence and facetted commitment

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The JISC Report : Recommendations

Key Outputs:

Publish and disseminatePublish and disseminate a policy for persistent digital identifiers a policy for persistent digital identifiers to avoid becoming a “data ghetto”.

For published resources or published metadata records the report advocates the adoptionadvocates the adoption of the Digital Object Identifiers

Setup the provisionSetup the provision of implement a Handle server with the ability to provide multiple resolution using open source license provision technology from CNRI.

Direct collaborationDirect collaboration with ADL should be sought to integrate eLearning handle use activity with that of SCORM 2004 / CORDRA.

Provide national guidanceProvide national guidance and a framework for namespace use Provide local namespacesProvide local namespaces within the jisc.ac.uk namespace InvestigateInvestigate the POI scheme promoted by UKOLN & OCLC particularly

for use with short term use materials The increasing use of OpenURL technology should be recognisedOpenURL technology should be recognised, to

provide appropriate copy access to resources. URL’s can be usedURL’s can be used for ephemeral requirement as identifiers for short

time scale, single location, user authored resources, with low management and minimal cost.

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eLearning Creating Digital Asset Exchange

i.e. “ i.e. “ Doing a better thing for Doing a better thing for CustomersCustomers ””

Integration of Resource Integration of Resource Knowledge / Information Knowledge / Information

as discoverable re-usable assets as discoverable re-usable assets

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Collect Collect CollaborateCollaborate

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Collections Collections : : Incidental or Incidental or

Professional PublishersProfessional Publishers

Connections :Connections : Subject Matter ExpertsSubject Matter Experts

Communities :Communities : Users & deliverersUsers & deliverers

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Information Federation : Digital Exchange Model

Rights Management Object Distribution

Resource Discovery

Syndication

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Cabinet Office ReportCabinet Office Report

The use of Persistent Digital Identifiers The use of Persistent Digital Identifiers and associated Resolution servicesand associated Resolution services

A Proof of Concept Model and DemonstratorA Proof of Concept Model and Demonstrator

e-Government Unit of the Cabinet Officee-Government Unit of the Cabinet Office

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The Report : Outline Conclusions

Key Properties:

Persistent digital identifiers for use in eGIF should be able to:

Reference Reference multiple object typesmultiple object types Integrate and interoperate Integrate and interoperate with existing standardswith existing standards Offer scope for future extension and migrationOffer scope for future extension and migration Satisfy the needs of the eGOV & other sectorsSatisfy the needs of the eGOV & other sectors Adopt declared IETF specifications or those under known IETF Adopt declared IETF specifications or those under known IETF

approval process approval process Avoid any unnecessary semantic or location information in Avoid any unnecessary semantic or location information in

the identifierthe identifier

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The Cabinet Report : Outline Conclusions

Use of persistent digital identifiers will be mandated by inclusion in the e-Government Metadata Standard and e-GIF in order to identify UK government resources uniquely and globally.

For resources or metadata records that are to be published internally on a large scale by government departments, we will recommend an implementation of Handle Services with the ability to provide multiple resolution if required.

The management overhead and server maintenance costs have to be considered, but the cost of adoption should be minimised by the efficiency of a single internal registration agency.

For resources or metadata records that are to be published externally by government bodies and related agencies, the report advocates the use of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) as a credible short to medium term solution, to sharing information effectively with the public and other external partners

URLs can continue to provide a solution for short time scale, single location, user authored resources, with low management and minimal cost. The disadvantage is lack of persistence, but this can be countered to some extent by clear guidelines for best practice.

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The Cabinet Report : Outline Conclusions

In the longer term the e-Government Unit will consider becoming a Handle / DOI registration agency In the meantime, the e-Government Unit should engage with external agencies to provide short to medium term provision of identifier services and resolution gateways.

The e-Government Unit will investigate and build services and capacity into repositories which can interoperate with a range of persistent digital identifiers, even if they are not all used for e-Government Unit publications.

The e-Government Unit, in collaboration with participants, will provide national guidance and a framework for name space, registration agency, naming authority, and resolution service governance across all sectors.

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The Cabinet Report : Outline Conclusions

What is the core data that must be registered and managed? Should metadata be stored in the Handle registries or should the registries only maintain a link to the metadata record?

What multiple resolution systems are available or applicable? What is the appropriate model for using a hierarchy of local

registries (local Handle servers)? Can the Handle system support semantic models and

taxonomies? Are there security or privacy implications or issues? Is the Handle system useful in digital rights management? Is the Handle system scalable? Will the Handle system work in mobile, off-line or

disconnected situations?

The Handle system will be further investigated by the e-Government Unit: 

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The Publishing The Publishing ChallengeChallenge & & Information Information FederationFederation

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Typical Traditional Publishing Workflow

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Print Design

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Single Source : Case Study

British PharmacopoeiaBritish Pharmacopoeia Single source solution

6,000+ Monographs managed as individual content objects

Images managed separately

Relationships maintained in Master Stores Indexes generated from content

Assembled in CMS and fed as XML to auto generate: Print, CD and Web products

eBook planned

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