{"id":1063,"date":"2025-08-23T18:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nirisproject.ngren.edu.ng\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2025-08-23T21:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:57:43","slug":"arks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nirisproject.ngren.edu.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/arks\/","title":{"rendered":"ARKs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NgREN\u2019s Persistent Identifier (PID) service ensures that the digital outputs of Nigeria\u2019s universities, research institutions, and cultural organizations remain&nbsp;<strong>findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the&nbsp;<strong>Archival Resource Key (ARK)<\/strong>&nbsp;system, our members can mint identifiers for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research articles and datasets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theses and dissertations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional documents and 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