ARKs workshop at Code4lib, March 14 in Princeton, New Jersey

[John Kunze]

There are still spaces available for a 3-hour pre-conference workshop on ARKs at Code4lib on March 14th in Princeton. Register at (scroll down)

https://concentracms.regfox.com/code4lib-2023

Title: Getting running with ARK persistable identifiers

Speakers: Donny Winston, John Kunze

We will introduce you to ARKs (Archival Resource Keys), which can serve as persistent identifiers, or stable, trusted references for information objects (eg, web addresses that don’t return 404 Page Not Found errors). For more than two decades, 8.2 billion ARKs have been created by over 1000 organizations — libraries, data centers, archives, museums, publishers, government agencies, and vendors.

We will cover:

• Why ARKs -- non-paywalled, decentralized, flexible
• Use cases -- Smithsonian, French National Library, Internet Archive
• Metadata for early and ongoing object development
• How to get started – fill out one form
• Minting and assigning ARK identifiers
• Resolvers, resolution, redirection
• Object types -- digital, physical, conceptual
• Persistence considerations
• Available tools

All are welcome. No technical experience required.