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Organisation and Governance
Aim
Each scientific community has different needs how to reference physical sample materials, yet all communities benefit from the ability to identify samples in a globally unique and persistent way. The IGSN Implementation Organisation (IGSN e.V.) provides the organisational and technical backbone for various scientific communities to apply globally unique and resolvable, actionable, and persistent identifiers for physical sample materials.
Scope
IGSN e.V. is not a database for samples. Discipline specific databases are operated by the respective scientific communities.
IGSN e.V. does not prescribe a naming scheme for samples. Communities are free to govern their IGSN namespaces according to their needs.
IGSN e.V. is not a standard metadata scheme. Metadata schemes in community databases are defined by the respective scientific communities.
Structure
Figure: Organisational structure of IGSN Implementation Organisation (IGSN e.V.) and community organisations. * Denotes examples for inclusion of further disciplines and communities
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