What are ARKs?
ARKs (Archival Resource Keys) are high-functioning identifiers that lead you to stuff and to descriptions of that stuff. ARKs are especially good at being persistent identifiers.
What's an identifier?
On the internet an identifier is a URL or part of a one, where a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a web address. Here are some examples.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8449691v/f29
https://n2t.net/ark:/12148/btv1b8449691v/f29
What's a persistent identifier?
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