1 Identifier block

1.1 identifier.id

Definition: A unique string that identifies a Research Activity Identifier (RAiD); RAiD name.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: A RAiD name registered by a RAiD Registration Agency expressed as an actionable URL.

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

Example: https://raid.org/10.12345/abc123

Contraints: RAiD name prefix supplied by the DOI Foundation; RAiD name suffix consisting of alphanumeric, English, ASCII Latin characters

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

1.1a identifier.schemeURI

Definition: The URI of the Identifier scheme used to identify RAiDs.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list

  • https://raid.org/

Note: This property declares that the Identifier is a RAiD, declaring it resolvable at https://raid.org/; this property is set as a default in all installations of the RAiD Service software.

1.2 identifier.registrationAgency

Definition: The Research Organization Registry (ROR) of the RAiD Registration Agency that minted the RAiD.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list

  • https://ror.org/038sjwq14 [The Australian Research Data Commons]

  • https://ror.org/009vhk114 [SURF]

Note: Registration Agencies must have, acquire, or be assigned RORs. The Registration Agency identifier must be set as a default in each installation of the RAiD Service software. The Registration Authority maintains the list of Registration Agencies.

1.2a identifier.registrationAgency.schemeURI

Definition: The URI of the Identifier scheme used to identify RAiD Registration Agencies.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list

  • https://ror.org/

Note: This property is set as a default in all installations of the RAiD Service software.

1.3 identifier.owner

Definition: The Research Organization Registry (ROR) of the legal entity responsible for the RAiD; the ‘Owner’ of a RAiD. Analogous to a DataCite ‘Member’, the Owner has a legal agreement with its Registration Agency.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list of Owners maintained by each Registration Agency

Examples:

  • https://ror.org/00rqy9422 [University of Queensland]

  • https://ror.org/02stey378 [University of Notre Dame Austraila]

  • https://ror.org/03pnv4752 [Queensland University of Technology]

Note: Owners, i.e., Organisations hosting Service Points, must have, acquire, or be assigned RORs. A RAiD minted by a Registration Agency must be associated with an Owner affiliated with that Agency.

1.3a identifier.owner.schemeURI

Definition: The URI of the Identifier scheme used to identify RAiD Owners.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list

  • https://ror.org/

Note: This property is set as a default in all installations of the RAiD Service software.

1.4 identifier.servicePoint

Definition: The Service Point (SP) that requested the RAiD. Analogous to a DataCite ‘Repository’. RAiD Owners can have multiple SPs, and SPs do not need to be legal entities.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list of Service Points 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

Note: A RAiD minted by a Registration Agency must have a SP associated with an Owner affiliated with that Agency.

1.5 identifier.license

Definition: The licence under which the RAiD Metadata Record associated with this Identifier has been issued.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Controlled list

  • Creative Commons CC-0

Note: All RAiD metadata is available on a ‘no rights reserverd’ basis.

1.6 identifier.version

Definition: The version number of the RAiD.

Requirement: Mandatory

Occurence: 1

Allowed values: Auto-incrementing integer

Note: The RAiD version number is set automatically by the RAiD Service software as a RAiD is updated.