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What does ARK have in common with DOI, Handle, PURL, and URN?
These are all the major so-called persistent identifier schemes types (or identifier typesschemes). They have all been around since 2001 and they have much in common, starting with structure.
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Third, providing access to metadata demonstrates basic provider commitment, adding credibility to the seriousness of the its intentions. Not every object provider can return object metadata. Finally, adding basic metadata, especially for objects that don't have textual representations, makes your objects more findable.
What metadata is recommended for ARKs? xxx
ARKs were always meant to cover an enormous range of object types, xxx Dublin Core Kernel metadata.
What is a NAAN and how do I change it? xxx
ARKs were always meant to cover an enormous range of object types, xxx Dublin Core Kernel metadata.
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