What is a persistent identifier?
What is name resolution?
Why use persistent identifiers?
What resources should be named?
The Name Resolution Service (NRS), developed and maintained by Library Technology Services (LTS), is a comprehensive service for creating, maintaining, and resolving persistent identifiers.
What is a naming authority? What is an authority path?
A naming authority is an organizational entity given the ability to create and maintain persistent identifiers. Naming authorities are arranged in a hierarchical tree structure, where the parent/child relationship indicates administrative oversight. The process of creating a new child naming authority is referred to as delegation: a parent authority delegates some portion of its naming responsibilities to a child authority.
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