Community of Practice Guide for Using Persistent Identifiers in ISO 19115-3 Metadata

A practical guide developed by the Australian Ocean Data Network for representing persistent identifiers in ISO 19115-3 metadata records. It focuses on recording DOI, ROR, ORCID, and RAiD identifiers to support consistency and interoperability, particularly within the National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub. The guide includes encoding guidance, community conventions, and XML examples to support implementation.

Use Cases

• Implementing persistent identifier fields in metadata records based on the described ISO 19115-3 conventions.
• Ensuring metadata consistency and interoperability for downstream harvesting based on the documented community practices.
• Referencing XML examples for encoding DOI, ROR, ORCID, and RAiD identifiers in metadata.
• Adopting citation practices and metadata structure conventions described for research projects and datasets.

Strengths

• Provides specific guidance for four identifier types: DOI, ROR, ORCID, and RAiD.
• Includes concrete XML examples to support implementation.
• Documents community conventions used within the NESP MaC Hub to ensure consistency.
• Based on a co-funded project by NESP MaC Hub and ARDC, suggesting a collaborative development process.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, developed through a NESP MaC Hub and ARDC co-funded project.

Collection Method

Developed as a community of practice guide, documenting conventions and providing implementation examples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 09:12:50.751557; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guidance developed within an Australian context (NESP MaC Hub) but described as broadly applicable.