IGSN: Assign a persistent identifier to physical samples
Channel: Australian Research Data Commons - ARDC
Date: 2018-08-03

Thursday 26th July 2018.

The International Geo Sample Number (IGSN) is designed to provide an unambiguous globally unique persistent identifier (PID) for physical samples. It facilitates the location, identification, and citation of physical samples used in research. 

Released on July 1, the ANDS IGSN minting service was developed in collaboration with AuScope to enable the Australian earth science community to assign IGSNs to geologic and environmental samples such as rocks, drill cores and soils as well as related sampling features such as sections, dredges, wells and drill holes. 

Listen to this webinar to: 
--learn more about IGSN and their place in the PID ecosystem 
--understand the many benefits of assigning IGSN to research samples 
--gain insights into the current status and future directions for IGSN implementation in Australia and internationally 
--find out about the ANDS IGSN service including service scope and access, as well as plans to expand the service beyond the earth sciences domain 
--hear from IGSN experts and ask questions of them 

Our speaker line up includes: 
--Prof Brent McInnes, Curtin University 
--Dr Jens Klump, CSIRO 
--Dr Lesley Wyborn, NCI 
--Joel Benn, ARDC 

Useful resources: 
Learn about IGSN: http://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/citation-and-identifiers/igsn 
ANDS IGSN Service: http://www.ands.org.au/online-services/igsn-service 

Slides and transcript available from the ANDS website: http://www.ands.org.au/news-and-events/presentations/2018