This is a growing, curated collection of publicly available training materials, handbooks, cookbooks, documentation, and guides focused on persistent identifiers (PIDs) — both in general and for specific PID systems and providers.
The resources originate from various institutions and initiatives and are not maintained by us. As a work in progress, this overview will evolve to reflect the needs of the NFDI research communities. Suggestions are welcome.
Introductory slide deck by Alice Meadows et al. for those new to persistent identifiers (EN)
Slides of a workshop by René van Horik and Wim Hugo exploring the structure and governance of the PID ecosystem (EN)
A brief introduction to DOIs and metadata with DataCite (EN)
Introductory text by forschungsdaten.info on persistent identifiers in the German RDM landscape (DE)
Checklist by Shelley Stall et al. to assess and improve the digital visibility of research outputs (EN)
Overview of how PIDs are used at CERN (EN)
Article by A. Meadows, L. L. Haak, and J. Brown on the foundational role of PIDs in research infrastructure (EN)
Short introductory video on PIDs by the Lower Saxony FDM network for universities of applied sciences, FDM-ndsHAW (DE)
Video from AGU explaining PID use in scholarly publishing, part of a modular training series (EN)
Slide deck accompanying the AGU training module on PIDs in scientific publishing workflows (EN)
German-language videos introducing ORCID and its usage in the academic landscape (DE)
Video presentation by Angelina Kraft and Katrin Leinweber on the FAIR use of PIDs (EN)
German-language workshop material comparing DOI and ePIC PID systems (DE)
German guide to assigning DOIs using DataCite (DE)
Comprehensive German user manual for working with DataCite Fabrica (DE)
Collection of background materials and contributions related to PIDs in the EOSC context (EN)
Interactive tool for selecting appropriate PID systems (EN)
Resources, tools, and training materials related to persistent identifiers from the Australian Research Data Commons (EN)
Community platform for questions and discussions around PIDs (EN)
Technical training materials for using EUDAT’s PID-enabled data infrastructure (EN)
Official training portal by DataCite offering guides, videos, and live workshops (EN)
Documentation hub for the Research Organization Registry, including API and metadata guidance (EN)
Comprehensive technical documentation for implementing and managing persistent identifiers using the ePIC API (EN)
Documentation of the pid4cat model for FAIR data in catalysis, using the Handle system and operated by HLRS Stuttgart (EN)
Open resource with practical recipes to implement FAIR principles in the life sciences (EN)
Interactive checklist to assess the FAIRness of research software projects (EN)
Collection of German-language training and teaching materials on research data management topics (DE)