{"id":15790,"date":"2017-08-09T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/?p=15790"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:23:40","slug":"persistent-identifiers","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/persistent-identifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Persistent Identifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have your researchers or other patrons ever asked you how to create a \u201cpermanent,\u201d persistent, or long-lasting \u00a0link to a webpage, data set, article, file, dissertation, or even a physical object? While there are several online options, two tools\/services used by the University of Washington Libraries are listed below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15791 alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none;float: left;padding-right: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/perma.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/perma.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/perma-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>Perma.cc<\/a> is a free, online tool built by Harvard\u2019s Library Innovation Lab and supported by libraries and institutions across the country. It allows users to create a link to online content, such as a webpage, that will always be accessible, regardless of what happens to the original source. No more link rot! For more information on how Perm.cc works, visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/docs\">User Guide<\/a>. A free account will allow users to preserve up to 10 records per month; however, to preserve unlimited records, libraries must be a member of an archiving organization sponsored by a registrar. For more details on how to become a registrar, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/libraries\">Perma.cc for Libraries.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ezid.cdlib.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15792 alignright\" style=\"border: 0pt none;float: right;padding-left: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/EZID-300x111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/EZID-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/EZID-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/EZID-1024x380.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/>EZID<\/a> (easy-eye-dee) is a subscription based online service provided by the California Digital Library (CDL). It allows users to create and manage unique and persistent identifiers for anything from text to data to physical objects.\u00a0 For a <a href=\"https:\/\/ezid.cdlib.org\/demo\/simple\">demonstration<\/a> of how EZID works, a list of their annual subscription fees, or a list of current CDL clients, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ezid.cdlib.org\/learn\/#01\">Learn About EZID<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have your researchers or other patrons ever asked you how to create a \u201cpermanent,\u201d persistent, or long-lasting \u00a0link to a webpage, data set, article, file, dissertation, or even a physical object? While there are several online options, two tools\/services used by the University of Washington Libraries are listed below. Perma.cc is a free, online tool&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/persistent-identifiers\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15790","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-data-science","category-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15790"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15794,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15790\/revisions\/15794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}