Laura Rothfritz

Humboldt-University Berlin

Laura Rothfritz is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the department of Information Management at the School for Library and Information Science, Humboldt Universität Berlin. Additionally, she works as a scientific consultant and is a founding member of scidecode science consulting de Castro, Herb, Rothfritz GbR. scidecode carries out studies for various clients on the topics of scientific publishing and communication. She studied at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and earned her BA in Library Management. In 2019 she completed her MA in Information Sciences. Her main research interests are in the area of research data management, infrastructure studies and open science with a special focus on socio-technological perspectives on the relationship between data infrastructures and societies and a strong relation to STS (Science and Technology Studies). The topic of her dissertation is distrust and mistrust in data infrastructures.

All Sessions by Laura Rothfritz

  • Day 3

    June 29, 2023 (CEST)

  • 12:30  - 12:45
    Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) and their infrastructures are vital for accountability, reproducibility, and credibility in research. They contribute to Open Science and Open Scholarship by fostering transparency, identification, and referencing of scientific outputs. PIDs like DOIs, ORCID iDs, and ROR iDs are essential for research funders, universities, and researchers to enhance visibility, reproducibility, and attribution. The success of PIDs depends on their added values, trustworthiness, and absence of risks. A comprehensive investigation conducted in 2022 explored the requirements for a well-functioning PID infrastructure. The study focused on risk and trust, adopting a stakeholder and case study approach involving PID Authorities, Service Providers, Managers, Owners, and Users.

    A literature review clarified trust definitions and trustee nature, along with risk dimensions and management strategies. Qualitative interviews with 15 international PID experts were conducted, transcribed, and coded. Findings were analyzed across technological, social, economic, and political dimensions. This contribution highlights PIDs as socio-technical systems and crucial infrastructures for Open Science. The study revealed organizational, political, and social risks, as well as substantial trust in PID infrastructures. Recommendations are provided for PID infrastructure development, and suggestions were given for academic institutions, funding organizations, libraries, and publishers to improve PIDs' permanence and reliability in line with the FAIR principles.

    Authors:
    Laura Rothfritz1,6, Stephanie Palek2, Pablo de Castro3,6, Ulrich Herb4,6, Joachim Schöpfel5,6
    Organisation(s): 1: Humboldt-University Berlin; 2: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; 3: U Strathclyde Glasgow; 4: Saarland University; 5: University of Lille; 6: scidecode science consulting



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