This Transformer connects to the Handle network in order to create persistent identifiers for records in the system.

Useful links:

• JavaDoc
• Source code

This plugin is currently maintained by the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation.

Originally written by University of Southern Queensland staff and is freely available as Open Source under GPL v2+:

/*
 * The Fascinator - Handle Transformer
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 University of Southern Queensland
 * Copyright (C) 2011 Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (http://www.qcif.edu.au/)
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */