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summary
ARK (Archival Resource Key) identifiers are widely used for objects and abstractions related to scientific and scholarly heritage. ARKs were developed at the US National Library of Medicine and the California Digital Library (CDL) especially, but not exclusively, for the library, archive and museum community. Their built-in flexibility and ease-of-use has proven popular with researchers and scholars across all academic disciplines, as well as government, commercial and nonprofit sectors. Indeed, over 590 institutions across the world have registered to use ARKs, with usage conservatively estimated to number 3.2 billion assigned ARK identifiers.
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CDL is a committed member of the ARK community and invites anyone with an interest in promoting long-term access to information objects to join us.
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get involved
- See our communications page for ways to connect, including mailing lists, formal expression of interest, and surveys.
- ARK identifiers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- To get started assigning ARKs, request a NAAN
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