IGSN Service – Documentation

Welcome to the IGSN service documentation provided by Kiel University’s Central Research Data Management and Computing Centre. This service is open to all university employees and institutions, offering:

• Free IGSN IDs for unique identification of physical samples.

• Creation of IGSN metadata for precise sample citation and retrieval.

Please note, this guide is a work in progress. If you have any questions or encounter issues, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Getting started

• What is an IGSN
• Requirements
• Apply for access
• Instructions for registering IGSN IDs

Specifications

• IGSN identifier
• Metadata schema
• Landing pages
• Sample information systems

IGSN Manager

• Overview
• Repositories
• Registration requests
• Access requests
• Create IGSN
• Uploading IGSN Registration Data
• API

Misc

• Contact
• Terms of service
• Changelog