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Reflections on IDCC25: Exploring the Future of Digital Curation and Research Data Management

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Navigating the future of digital curation: The transformative role of persistent identifiers

Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are crucial for the development of a common infrastructure for open science and contribute to scientific integrity. They enable the unique and persistent identification of research objects and scientific resources. At the same time, the associated descriptive metadata contain information about the resource and are essential for a digital, interconnected scientific landscape. Globally, the development and adoption of PIDs for various institutions has gained momentum as stakeholders have recognized their importance in improving research visibility, attribution and data sharing. This progression of PIDs has fundamentally changed the way researchers and resources are identified and connected in the global research ecosystem.  Targeted surveys and workshops organized for the German research landscape by the projects PID Network Germany and PID4NFDI help to identify the use of PIDs as well as the needs and challenges in different research and infrastructure institutions and promote the networking of different open PID systems on a national and international level. The latest survey results provide information on the current status of the use and implementation of PIDs at research and higher education institutions in Germany. In the lightning talk, we will present the results and place them in the context of existing findings.  The PID Network Germany project builds on the successful efforts of ORCID-DE projects, two forerunner projects that ran from 2016 to 2019 and 2019 to 2023 respectively. It aims to further integrate PIDs into the research landscape and address existing challenges. In this context, aligning efforts with principles such as ACTION - Advocacy, Collaboration, Training, Implementation, Outreach and Networking - has proven effective in overcoming reservations and in promoting the widespread use of PIDs in different contexts.  The presentation will address the extent to which awareness of different PID systems has changed over the last decade and what is being done to promote their establishment. By examining progress in the research, cultural, and funding institutions landscape, we aim to provide insights into best practices for the coming decades of digital curation and propose actionable strategies, such as the development of a PID roadmap.  

Martha Whitehead

Martha Whitehead is Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian and Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In this role, Martha leads a library network of more than 25 libraries employing more than 800 staff. Martha joined Harvard University in June 2019 from Queen’s University, where she served most recently as Vice-Provost (Digital Planning) and University Librarian. She was appointed University Librarian in 2012. Prior to joining Queen’s University as Associate University Librarian in 2004, Martha held various positions at the University of British Columbia Library for 19 years, including head of its information services division from 1997 to 2004. Martha holds a BA in English and an MLS from the University of British Columbia. As a library leader, Martha has worked to ensure that research libraries are deeply embedded in their teaching, learning and research communities, and that they are deeply engaged in developing an open, sustainable, global knowledge commons for the benefit of those communities and society as a whole. Martha has a long history of service, with active engagement in regional, national, and international initiatives to advance digital research infrastructure and open scholarly communications. She currently serves as chair of the Executive Board of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), an international association with 156 members and partners from around the world, chair of the Board of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and co-chair of the US Repositories Network. In past roles, Martha has served as president of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), and chair of numerous groups: Canada’s National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Steering Committee, CARL’s Policy Committee, CARL’s Open Repositories Working Group, the Executive Committee of the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and the Executive Committee of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network. She served as a member of the Executive Committee of Canada’s Leadership Council on Digital Infrastructure, and the Programs and Quality Committee of the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Martha played a lead role in the development of Portage, a research data management network launched in 2015 by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries in collaboration with other research stakeholders. In 2019, Martha was awarded the CARL Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship Award.   Assisted by: Anna Dunavin, 617.495.2403, [email protected]

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