A new name, a new role for the IGSN Organization and Identifier

[Sarah Ramdeen]

Hello everyone, 

Passing along the following message on behalf of Kerstin Lehnert and the IGSN e.V. Executive Committee.

Thanks!
Sarah

A new name, a new role for the IGSN Organization and Identifier

The IGSN e.V. Executive Committee announces the new name of the IGSN e.V.: International Generic Sample Number Organization e.V. The new name was approved by the IGSN e.V. General Assembly. The IGSN ID will now be called the International Generic Sample Number to reflect its expanding scope and utilization. Through the partnership between the IGSN e.V. and DataCite, IGSN IDs can now be used in any discipline to identify physical objects.

The mission of the International Generic Sample Number Organization e.V. is to provide guidance on best practices and standards for FAIR samples across disciplines. FAIR samples follow the principles of findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable research resources.

Announcement on IGSN web page: https://www.igsn.org/about/

IGSN DataCite partnership: https://blog.datacite.org/igsn-and-datacite-partnership/