The Jisc/UKRI PID roadmap project and report (developing a persistent identifier roadmap for open access to UK research). Hilda Muchando, senior information policy officer, Jisc. A presentation at Jisc's persistent identifiers and open access in the UK: the way forward online event on 25 June 2020.

1. Developing a persistent identifier roadmap
for open access to UK research
Hilda Muchando

2. PID Activities the UK Perspective
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“Jisc to lead on selecting and promoting a range of unique
identifiers, including ORCID, in collaboration with sector
leaders with relevant partner organisations.
Adam Tickell Report – government's recommendation for PIDs:
Funders of research to consider mandating the use of an agreed range of
unique identifiers as a condition of grant.”
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3. Responding to Tickell
Five priority PIDs based on value and viability:
• Researchers – ORCID
• Works – Crossref/ Datacite DOI
• Organisations – ROR
• Grants – Crossref GrantID
• Projects – Research Activity ID (RAiD)
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4. Project elements
Actions – improvements will be realised through:
Stakeholder development and outreach
Research plan
Intervention design
Consortium and governance
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5. Stakeholder development
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Communities
• repositories, publishing, infrastructure
providers - implement the change
Researchers
• their practices, evaluations,
communications - are at the heart of
this initiative
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6. Stakeholder development and outreach
• Identify and engage with key stakeholders in the UK and the PID community
• Consult with external partners including internationally
• Engage with target communities: repositories, community infrastructure, publishing
• Events (on hold other than virtual events)
• Outreach and project messaging toolkit: Engage, Inform, Implement
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7. Research plan
Capabilities, reach, and viability of the PID systems serving
priority cases identified by the community
• Research questions ✔
• Survey ✔
• Focus groups ✔
• Workflow analysis
• Benefits analysis
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8. Repository
community
Infrastructure
community
Publishers Librarians Research
Funders
Research
Managers
People
Institutions
Grants
Projects
Outputs
Cross-community focus groups
Entities
Focus group for PIDs related to institutions eg ISNI, ROR
Focus group for PIDs related to people eg ORCID
Focus group for PIDs related to funded grants eg Crossref Grant ID
Focus group for PIDs related to projects eg RAiD
Focus group for PIDs related to outputs eg DOI
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9. Research questions
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1. PID awareness
2. PID Usage and adoption
3. PID organisation and memberships/ subscriptions
4. Key research information creation/ curation/ publication/ management systems
5. Barriers to adoption/ usage/ implementation
6. Measurement and evaluation

10. Intervention design
Identify, prioritise, and specify in detail the ‘low
hanging fruit’ and the ‘highest value’ interventions
Achieve consistent, reliable PID adoption,
integration and coverage
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11. Consortium and governance
Take a national approach to guarantee fair and equitable
access to PIDs in UK institutions
• Develop plan for a multi-PID consortium for the UK, including:
• Analysing costs and benefits
• Ensuring consensus-based approach involving all stakeholders
• Liaising with PID providers
• Determining long-term governance needs
• Assessing risks and mitigation options
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12. Roadmap
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Key dates and milestones
April:
• First stakeholder group meeting
• Publications plan and outreach toolkit
May:
• Launch survey
• First round of focus groups (looking at
priority PIDs)
• Start to evaluate consortium
models/options
July:
• Collect candidate integration targets
August:
• Consult on possible governance
structure for the UK PID community
Sep:
• Launch second round of focus groups
(looking at workflows)
• Launch sustainability task force

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To find out more about the project
please contact
Hilda.Muchando@jisc,ac.uk