The document “Digging Into DPIs,” presented by a team from the University of Arizona and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), offers a thorough exploration of Digital Persistent Identifiers (DPIs), also known as Persistent Identifiers (PIDs), and their growing significance in the research ecosystem. The presentation outlines the regulatory context driving DPI adoption, notably referencing recent federal mandates and policy guidance that aim to standardize how research outputs, contributors, organizations, and resources are identified and tracked. A key focus is on promoting openness, findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR principles) in line with researcher-driven needs.
The document details how various types of DPIs—such as DOIs for publications and datasets, ORCID for individuals, ROR for organizations, and RRID for research resources—work through machine-readable APIs to uniquely and persistently identify research-related entities. DPIs are increasingly required by funding agencies to ensure transparent attribution, enhance discoverability, facilitate compliance tracking, and enable efficient data sharing across platforms. The use of DPIs underpins data management plans and supports systems like SciENcv by integrating with ORCID to streamline the creation of biosketches and support forms. The presenters emphasize that DPIs increase the efficiency and impact of scholarly communication, promote compliance with evolving federal requirements, and support robust research data management and sharing practices.
