1 identifier

Definition: a metadata schema block containing the RAiD name and associated properties

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Example JSON

1.1 identifier.id

Definition: a unique alphanumeric character string that identifies a Research Activity Identifier (RAiD); RAiD name

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: the RAiD name registered by a RAiD Registration Agency, expressed as an actionable URL

Format: https://raid.org/prefix/suffix

Constraints: RAiD name prefix supplied by DataCite; RAiD name suffix consisting of alphanumeric, English, ASCII Latin characters

Example: https://raid.org/10.25.10.1234/a1b2c

Note: RAiD names are valid DOIs and can also be resolved via https://doi.org/ or https://handle.net/.

1.2 identifier.schemaUri

Definition: the URI of the identifier scheme used to identify RAiDs.

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: closed controlled list defined at https://vocabulary.raid.org/identifier.schemaUri/170

  • https://raid.org/

Note: This property declares that the identifier is a RAiD and resolvable at https://raid.org/.

1.3 identifier.registrationAgency

Definition: metadata schema sub-block declaring the Registration Agency that minted the RAiD.

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

1.3.1 identifier.registrationAgency.id

Definition: the persistent identifier of the RAiD Registration Agency that minted the RAiD

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: the organisational identifier of a bona fide RAiD Registration Agency, limited to the list maintained by the Registration Authority, utilising the schema declared at identifier.registrationAgency.schemaUri

Examples:

  • https://ror.org/038sjwq14 (The Australian Research Data Commons)

  • https://ror.org/009vhk114 (SURF)

Default: the ROR of the RAiD Registration Agency minting the identifier

Note: The RAiD Registration Authority maintains a canonical list of Registration Agencies.

1.3.2 identifier.registrationAgency.schemaUri

Definition: the URI of the identifier scheme that is used to identify RAiD Registration Agencies

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: closed controlled list defined at https://vocabulary.raid.org/identifier.registrationAgency.schemaUri/242

  • https://ror.org

Constraints: a PID is required and (currently) only ROR is allowed

1.4 identifier.owner

Definition: a metadata schema sub-block that declares the owner of the RAiD (i.e. the organisation requesting the RAiD)

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

1.4.1 identifier.owner.id

Definition: the persistent identifier of the legal entity responsible for the RAiD (i.e. the ‘owner’ of a RAiD); as recognised by their Registration Agency

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: the identifier of an organisation recognised by a Registration Agency as able to mint RAiDs, utilising the schema declared at identifier.owner.schemaUri

Examples:

  • https://ror.org/00rqy9422 (University of Queensland)

  • https://ror.org/02stey378 (University of Notre Dame Australia)

  • https://ror.org/03pnv4752 (Queensland University of Technology)

Default: the ROR of the organisation requesting the RAiD

Note: A RAiD minted by a Registration Agency must be associated with an Owner affiliated with that Agency; Registration Agencies must maintain and register lists of their Owners with the RAiD Registration Authority.

1.4.2 identifier.owner.schemaUri

Definition: the URI of the identifier scheme that is used to identify RAiD owners

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: closed controlled list defined at https://vocabulary.raid.org/identifier.owner.schemaUri/328

  • https://ror.org/

Constraints: a PID is required and (currently) only ROR is allowed

1.4.3 identifier.owner.servicePoint

Definition: the Service Point (SP) that requested the RAiD. SPs belong to an owner, RAiD owners can have multiple SPs; SPs do not need to be legal entities

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: SPs from list maintained by each Registration Agency

Examples:

  • Queensland University of Technology - Research Infrastructure

  • RDM@UQ

  • UQ Centre for Advanced Imaging

  • The University of Notre Dame Australia

Default: the SP requesting the RAiD

Note: A RAiD minted by a Registration Agency must have a SP associated with an Owner affiliated with that Agency; Registration Agencies must maintain and register lists of their Service Points with the RAiD Registration Authority.

1.5 identifier.license

Definition: the licence, or licence waiver, under which the RAiD metadata record associated with this Identifier has been issued.

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: closed controlled list defined at https://vocabulary.raid.org/identifier.license/172

  • Creative Commons CC-0

Constraints: CC-0 only (with fallback to CC-BY-4.0 in jurisdictions where CC-0 is not allowed)

Note: All RAiD metadata is available on a ‘no rights reserved’ basis unless prohibited by law.

1.6 identifier.version

Definition: the version number of the RAiD

Requirement: mandatory

Occurrence: 1

Allowed values: system-supplied, auto-incrementing integer

Default: The RAiD version number is set automatically by the RAiD Service software when a RAiD is updated.