Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are tools that are used to uniquely identify people, organisations, and other objects (e.g., books, articles, datasets) in a scholarly communication system. This website provides information about persistent identifiers and the types of support for them at the national level.

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New Educational Video from ORCID: What Can Your ORCID Record Do for You?

8. July 2026

ORCID has released a new educational animated video (available in English) that shows researchers how to unlock the full potential of their ORCID record. The…

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DataCite API Changes

8. July 2026

The DOI registration agency DataCite has announced a few planned changes to their APIs. It is the deprecation of the DataCite version 1 REST API…

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ORCID Webinar: Research Integrity and High-Quality Metadata for Publishers

27. May 2026

The recording of the first webinar in the ORCID series dedicated to research integrity is now available for viewing. This session focuses on publishers and…

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National ORCID Centre by the Numbers

20. May 2026

The National ORCID Centre has been operating at the National Library of Technology since June 2023. In less than three years, it has significantly expanded…

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