PID-Network Germany quantitative survey dataset (March-May 2024)
Abstract
The PID Network Deutschland project, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), project no. 506475377, conducted a survey on persistent identifiers (PIDs) in Germany between March and May 2024. The accompanying CSV file contains fully completed survey responses, including all questions and answers, based on the survey questions at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18772816. Sections: A: General information B: Dissemination and Use of PIDs C: Information and Training Needs D: Needs and Gaps E: Sustainable promotion of the use of PIDs The CSV file provides the survey questions and the responses in a structured, machine-readable format. Each record contains (i) a unique question identifier, (ii) the full question text as the column label, and (iii) additional descriptive metadata. In general, the questions have the following structure:identifier :: question (with specific details) Sample from section B:B1[ark]::Wie_vertraut_sind_Sie_mit_den_folgenden_PIDs?_[ARK_(Archival_Resource_Key)],B1[crfid]::Wie_vertraut_sind_Sie_mit_den_folgenden_PIDs?_[Crossref_Funder_ID],B1[doi]::Wie_vertraut_sind_Sie_mit_den_folgenden_PIDs?_[DOI_(Digital_Object_Identifier)]in englisch:B1[ark]::How_familiar_are_you_with_the_following_PIDs?_[ARK_(Archival_Resource_Key)],B1[crfid]::How_familiar_are_you_with_the_following_PIDs?_[Crossref_Funder_ID],B1[doi]::How_familiar_are_you_with_the_following_PIDs?_[DOI_(Digital_Object_Identifier)]
Fields of Study & Subjects
Research Data Management Practices
Library Science and Information Systems
Optics and Image Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld)
- Publication date
- 3 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset