MIDS element - CollectorID

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MIDS information element	CollectorID
Modified	2023/12/14
Label	Collector ID
Definition	A list (concatenated and separated) of the globally unique identifier for the person, people, groups, or expeditions responsible for responsible for collecting the specimen. The primary collectorID, especially one who applies a field/collecting number, should be listed first.
Purpose	To uniquly identify the collector of a specimen in a machine readable format.
Applicable standard(s)/recommendation(s)	It is strongly recommended to use resolvable ORCiD identifiers for people, or Wikidata identifiers for people or expeditions. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space. For the identifier, recommended best practice is to provide a single identifier that disambiguates the details of the identifying agent. If a list is used, it is recommended to separate the values in the list with space vertical bar space . The order of the identifiers on any list for this term can not be guaranteed to convey any semantics.
Examples	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1568-xxxx
Required (Biological/Geological/Paelaeontological)	Yes (all)
Constraints	When there are multiple identifiers for the individual/group this element can be repeated as necessary.
Element specification status	agreed; accepted in specification
Notes	none