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bioGUID: resolving, discovering, and minting identifiers for biodiversity informatics.

Roderic D M Page¹

¹Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk

BMC Bioinformatics

|November 11, 2009

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bioGUID provides essential services for biodiversity researchers to manage globally unique identifiers (like DOIs and LSIDs) for specimen records, images, and DNA sequences, enhancing data discoverability and integration.

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Area of Science:

Biodiversity Informatics
Data Management in Ecology
Digital Curation for Life Sciences

Background:

Biodiversity research relies on integrating diverse data types, including specimen records, images, taxonomic names, and DNA sequences.
Globally unique identifiers (e.g., Digital Object Identifiers [DOIs], HTTP URIs, Life Science Identifiers [LSIDs]) are crucial for linking and discovering these data.
Existing services for minting, resolving, and discovering identifiers are essential for effective biodiversity data management.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce bioGUID, a system designed to provide services for managing globally unique identifiers in biodiversity research.
To facilitate the linking and discovery of heterogeneous biodiversity data through robust identifier services.

Main Methods:

Implementation of an OpenURL resolver for bibliographic resources.
Development of a Life Science Identifier (LSID) resolver with Linked Data support via HTTP 303 redirects and content negotiation.
Integration of auxiliary services such as journal ISSN lookup and author name matching.

Main Results:

bioGUID offers core services for resolving bibliographic resources and LSIDs.
The LSID resolver supports Linked Data principles, improving data interoperability.
Additional tools enhance the monitoring and management of biodiversity data provider status.

Conclusions:

bioGUID provides a valuable suite of services for the biodiversity research community.
The system aids in the persistent identification and accessibility of biodiversity data.
bioGUID is publicly available, with source code accessible for further development and adaptation.