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- On the main menu, select Names/URLs, and then Add.
- Click the Select button to select the urn-3 namespace.
- Select the authority path to which the persistent identifier will belong. On the drop-down list, select the appropriate authority path and click the Select button.
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In the example below, the authority path HUL.OIS has been selected. 
If you do not know the appropriate authority path, contact your local NRS Administrator. Consult the NRS Status page to identify you local NRS Administrator.
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In the example below, the user has elected to have NRS assign a unique numeric value for the resource name by entering the URN mask field {n}.
- In the final step, NRS Web Admin displays information about your new persistent identifier.
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In the example below, the new PID is urn-3:HUL.OIS:22414.
The new persistent identifier will be actionable (can be used in a browser) when you prepend the NRS address http://nrs.harvard.edu/. The full working URL to the PID created in the example above would be:
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