Global Handle Registry

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The Global Handle Registry is the central authoritative service that manages and coordinates the unique prefixes used across the worldwide Handle System for persistent digital identifiers.

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Global Handle Registry canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central authority
infrastructure component of the Handle System
registry service
basedOn Handle System
surface form: Handle System protocol
coordinates unique prefixes used across the worldwide Handle System
designedFor long-term persistence of digital identifiers
enables global resolution of Handles
interoperability among Handle services
ensures consistent delegation of Handle namespaces
global uniqueness of Handle prefixes
governedBy policies for Handle prefix assignment
hasCharacteristic authoritative
globally unique prefix management
persistent
hasFunction top-level resolution service for Handle prefixes
hasPurpose to provide a single authoritative source for Handle prefixes
hasRole central authoritative service for Handle prefixes
identifiedBy a special Handle prefix
interactsWith Handle resolution servers
prefix administrators
maintains authoritative mapping from prefixes to Handle service sites
metadata about Handle service providers
manages Handle System prefixes
operatesAtLevel global
partOf Handle System
relatedTo Digital Object Architecture
persistent identifier infrastructure
responsibleFor allocation of new Handle prefixes
avoiding prefix collisions
maintaining prefix records
scope worldwide Handle System
supports persistent digital identifiers
resolution of Handle identifiers
supportsStandard Handle identifier syntax
supportsUseCase digital object management
research data identifiers
scholarly communication identifiers
usedBy Handle System clients
digital object identifier infrastructures
local Handle services

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Handle System hasComponent Global Handle Registry