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==Instructions on Changing Identifiers==
==Instructions on Changing Identifiers==
If you have already had your data ingested by iDigBio, and you decide to reformat or replace your specimen identifiers (occurenceIDs), and are not giving us a record identifier (recordID) with your record, you will need to add the following to your Darwin Core Archive:
If you have already had your data ingested by iDigBio, and you decide to reformat or replace your specimen identifiers (occurenceIDs), and are not giving us a record identifier (recordID) with your record, you will need to add the following to your Darwin Core Archive:
* include the resource relationship extension in your archive and document the relationship using the OWL 'sameAs' relationship (http://www.w3.org/TR/owl-ref/#sameAs-def). A trivial example archive can be found at: [http://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/DarwinCoreExamples/sameAs.zip|sameAs Archive]
* include the resource relationship extension in your archive and document the relationship using the OWL 'sameAs' relationship (http://www.w3.org/TR/owl-ref/#sameAs-def). A trivial example archive can be found at: [http://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/DarwinCoreExamples/sameAs.zip sameAs Archive]


Non-Darwin Core Archive publishers, or providers who wish to change record identifiers, will need to contact iDigBio to facilitate the change.
Non-Darwin Core Archive publishers, or providers who wish to change record identifiers, will need to contact iDigBio to facilitate the change.
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