1. EZID Easy Identifiers UC Curation Center California Digital Library

2. Agenda The problem statement The EZID Approach An EZID demo Why Use EZID? Questions

3. The research data problem Journal article – Uniquely and persistently identified – Concept of “publish” – Multiple copies – Easily findable – Additional services: impact metrics, citation tracking, etc. Research data – Nope – Not really – Typically one – Difficult – Nope  Second-class citizens in scholarly record

4. an article about data, but no data

5. FTP site And then the hunt for the data…

6. EZID: long-term identifiers made easy space http://n2t.net/ezid take control of the management and distribution of your research, share and get credit for it, and build your reputation through its collection and documentation

7. The EZID difference: data linked…

8. …to the scholarly publication

9. The EZID Service: a key tool for research Core Functions Create a persistent identifier: DOI or ARK Add object location Add metadata Update object location Update object metadata Say “easy-eye-dee” please

10. On the Web… http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid FAQ Understanding identifiers Why use EZID? EZID Handout Soon: The EZID Service Guidelines Photo by By LiminalMikeLiminalMike Questions or to sign up: uc3@ucop.edu

11. Demo…

12. Why use EZID ? EZID in the Field Assisting data intensive research Helping a research team Facilitating data publication Managing the output of a grant

13. Thank you! EZID : http://n2t.net/ezid EZID website: http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/ezid To get started? Contact: Joan Starr, EZID Service Manager, uc3@ucop.edu