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%META:TOPICINFO{author="KevinRichards" date="1358800289" format="1.1" version="1.144"}%
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---+!! Welcome to the Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) Wiki
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Welcome to the *TDWG GUID Wiki*. This is a collaboration area used to discuss the use of *Globally Unique Identifiers* (*GUIDs*) in our community. The [[http://wiki.gbif.org/guidwiki/wikka.php?wakka=HomePage][first Wiki discussion]] about GUIDs in the lead up to the two TIP sponsored GUID meetings (see below) was hosted on the GBIF site.
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---++!! Table of Contents
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---++ LSID Home Page
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Visit the LSID page for documentation on LSIDs.
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---++GUID and LSID Applicability Statements Public Review
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* [[GUID and LSID AS Review]] - a page for the collation of submissions for the GUID and LSID Applicability Statement Public Review.
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---++ A Definition of Globally Unique Identifiers (for the purposes of this group)
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A *globally unique identifier*, or *GUID*, is a system that provides mechanisms to identify and access *data objects* on the Web. The main characteristics of a GUID system are:
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* GUID systems have *identifiers*, which are character strings associated with data objects. *urn:lsid:tdwg.org:TaxonName:12345* and *doi:10.1000/182* are examples of identifiers.
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* An identifier in a GUID system is *persistent*, i.e., it is *permanently* associated with a data object.
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* An identifier in a GUID system is *globally unique*, i.e., it identifies a single data object uniquely within the system.
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* Identifiers in a GUID system are *actionable*, i.e., the system provides mechanisms for clients to access a data object from its associated identifier. This is equivalent to saying that objects in a GUID system are *locatable*.
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* A GUID system also provides mechanisms to describe data objects, i.e., it provides *metadata* about them.
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---++ Relevant Documents
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* [[LsidHttpProxyUsageRecommendations][LSID HTTP Proxy Usage Recommendations]] - a set of rules to make LSID more interoperable with standard World Wide Web and Semantic Web applications.
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---++ GUID Working Groups
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Two main working groups have been created during [[GUID1Workshop][GUID-1 Workshop]] (see the [[GUID1Report][report]]) to implement the initial components of the GUID infrastructure and to address outstanding issues:
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* InfrastructureWorkingGroup - will address the key issues regarding the deployment of LSID as the GUID technology for biodiversity informatics.
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* PrototypingWorkingGroup - will develop prototypes of test cases to test aspects of a GUID infrastructure.
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---++ Events
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* [[AustralasianBiodiversityFederationLsidPolicy][Meeting to develop an LSID deployment policy for the Australasian Biodiversity Federation]] - April 2-4, 2007 at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Austrailia - *This event is past*
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* [[GUID1Workshop][GUID-1 Workshop]] - Feb 1-3, 2006 at [[http://www.nescent.org/main/][NESCent]], Durham, NC, USA - *This event is past*
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* [[GUID2Workshop][GUID-2 Workshop]] - June 10-12, 2006 at the e-Science Institute (e-SI) in Edinburgh, Scotland - *This event is past*
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---++ General Content
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* [[Background]] - Information on the TDWG/GBIF GUID initiative
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* [[Glossary]] - Definition of terms used by this community
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* [[Process]] - How we are organizing the work
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* [[HowToParticipate][How to participate]] - Add your comments to the wiki and join our [[http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-guid][mailing list]]
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* [[Main.ThreeEasySteps][How to use this wiki]] - Please read before adding new pages
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* People
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* ExistingProjects
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* OutdatedPages
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---++ Other Documents
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* [[Technologies][GUID Technologies]] - Candidate technologies under evaluation
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* [[GUIDUseCases][Use Cases]]
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* [[http://www.tdwg.org/2004meet/EV/TDWG_2004_Papers_Thau_1.zip][GUIDs and LSIDs]] - Powerpoint presentation by David Thau (TDWG meeting 2004)
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* [[http://circa.gbif.net/Public/irc/gbif/dadi/library?l=/architecture/globallyuniqueidentifier/_EN_1.0_&a=d][Globally Unique Identifiers for Biodiversity Informatics]] - Powerpoint presentation by Donald Hobern
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* [[http://wiki.gbif.org/dadiwiki/wikka.php?wakka=DPSGloballyUniqueIdentifierServices][GBIF GUID Services Strategy]] - outline plan for development of GBIF GUID services from [[http://circa.gbif.net/Public/irc/gbif/dadi/library?l=/architecture/portal_strategy_1/][GBIF Data Portal Strategy]]
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* ReallyLeanPhpAuthority
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---++ Software
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* [[LsidSoftwareInventory][Software Inventory]]
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* [[CurrentGuidWork][Current work]]
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---++ Contact
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The TDWG Infrastructure Project Team was:
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* Lee Belbin, Australia - Project Manager (lee@tdwg.org)
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* Roger Hyam, United Kingdom - Technical Architect
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* Ricardo Pereira, Brazil - Software Engineer
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The GBIF contact is:
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* <20>amonn <20> Tuama (eotuama@gbif.org)
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---+++++!! Categories
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CategoryWiki
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CategoryUsers
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