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MIT OpenCourseWare requires persistent, unique, unambiguous names for instances of the following entities in its domain model: Contributors, Courses, Sections, and Resources. It refers to these names as identifiers. This document clarifies the MIT OpenCourseWare strategy for identifier assignment and use.
MIT OpenCourseWare assigns and maintains identifiers for use within its own publications. These identifiers may be used by individuals, organizations, or projects external to MIT OpenCourseWare. MIT OpenCourseWare does not assume responsibility for supporting these externals uses, or for establishing or maintaining identifiers for any objects outside of MIT OpenCourseWare publications. For example, MIT OpenCourseWare will establish identifiers for its Contributors, many of which are MIT Faculty. This does not mean that MIT OpenCourseWare maintains identifiers on behalf of the Institute for every MIT faculty or other community member.
Follow linked data principles
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