Defining the Future of the IGSN as a Global Persistent Identifier for Material Samples

IGSN 2040 was a project funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to re-design and mature the existing organization and technical architecture of the IGSN to create a global, scalable, and sustainable technical and organizational infrastructure for persistent unique identifiers (PID) of material samples. 

Expected project outcomes

    • Establish a solid, executable plan for the future of the IGSN.
    • Enable new organizations to participate easily and with confidence.
    • Create outcomes which will be applicable to other PID systems.

The key objectives of the IGSN 2040 project were to develop a strategic plan and a roadmap that will guide the IGSN system in its next chapter.

 

Lehnert, K., Klump, J., Ramdeen, S., Wyborn, L., & Haak, L. (2021). IGSN 2040 Summary Report: Defining the Future of the IGSN as a Global Persistent Identifier for Material Samples. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5118289

See Zenodo for presentations and outcomes related to this project.