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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A new open-source project supports publishers using two alternative persistent identifier schemes, ARK and PURL, that carry no recurring registration costs. Developed by Yasiel Pérez Vera, it presents an ecosystem of interoperable Open Journal System (OJS) plugins. bioengineer.org/free-persist...

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Free Persistent Identifiers Arrive for Open-Access Journals in New

Persistent identifiers have quietly become the plumbing of modern science. Every time a researcher cites a paper, links a dataset, or points a reader to a piece of software, some identifier system is

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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Still time to sign up (till Aug 27) for the ARK workshop at the #SPNHC Conference in Cape Town Sept 11! ARK (Archival Resource Key) persistent identifiers #PIDs are citable, flexible, non-paywalled permalinks used by museums, libraries, and research institutions worldwide. Register: bit.ly/4zsM7zo

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Oxford Abstracts

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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The next ARK (Archival Resource Key) Community Call will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2026 at 0800 PDT / 1100 EDT / 1500 UTC. Zoom registration link: unt.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Everyone is welcome to join this 1-hour meeting on using ARK persistent identifiers (PIDs). Includes open discussion.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ARK Alliance Community Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Optimized for an Australasian-friendly time on March 17, this ARK identifier presentation is actually equivalent to March _16_ at 17:00 in San Francisco and 20:00 in New York.

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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

2025 has been a great year for the ARK Alliance. The 1720+ ARK organizations include 12 national libraries, 215 universities, 254 archives, 144 museums, 124 journals, and 59 scientific centers. arks.org/news/2025-12...

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Wrapping up 2025 with 1720 ARK organizations

In 2025, the ARK Alliance achieved significant milestones, surpassing 1720 registered ARK organizations.

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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced in November 2025 that LA Referencia will receive up to US$1.5M in funding as one of the inaugural winners of the IOI Network Adoption Fund. arks.org/news/2025-12...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure supports LA Referencia and the dARK initiative

Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced in November 2025 that LA Referencia will receive up to US$1.5M in funding as one of the inaugural winners of the IOI Network Adoption Fund.

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ARK Alliance @arks-org.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The ARK Alliance (arks.org) will convert its documentation practices to align with modern form ARKs, the most visible difference being removal of the slash ('/') at the end of "ark:/", a non-breaking change -- two ARKs that differ only in form are equivalent in perpetuity. arks.org/news/2025-07...

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ARK Alliance

ARK Alliance: Global community for open, decentralized ARK identifiers supporting research and scholarship. 8.2 billion ARKs created by 1600+ orgs.

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John Kunze @jakkbl.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Come learn about @arks-org.bsky.social ARK persistent identifiers Monday 28 July 13:30 - 14:30 ET (tomorrow)! It's part of the all virtual LD4 (Linked Data for libraries and archives) conference, and it's free to attend as long as you register. sched.co/26eO7

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LD4 2025 Conference: ARK persistent identifiers: affordable l...

View more about this event at LD4 2025 Conference

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