Perzistent identifiers, their benefits and national support in the Czech Republic

SUMMARY: The text presents the functioning and benefits of persistent identifiers (PIDs) and their integration into the research environment in the Czech Republic. It focuses in particular on DOI and ORCID identifiers and the system supporting their implementation in the Czech context through the National Centre for Persistent Identifiers at the National Library of Technology. It also presents the conclusions of a cost-benefit analysis of the implementation of PIDs in the Czech science and research ecosystem and quantifies the potential savings.

KEYWORDS: persistent identifiers, PIDs, DOI, ORCID, research information management, automation, savings, national services, cost-benefit analysis, Czech Republic

Mgr. Hana Heringová, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-3936 / Národní centrum pro perzistentní identifikátory, Národní technická knihovna (National Centre for Persistent Identifiers, National Library of Technology), Technická 6, Praha 6

Mgr. Jakub Šindelář, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7222-6266 / Národní centrum pro perzistentní identifikátory, Národní technická knihovna (National Centre for Persistent Identifiers, National Library of Technology), Technická 6, Praha 6