Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration, Helmholtz Kernel Information Profile

In this document we present our proposal of basic properties that should be part of every PID Kernel Information Profile and PID Record created in the framework of the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC). By following these suggestions, we aim to establish a top-level commonality across all research fields in the Helmholtz Association allowing to base cross- community services on top. However, the results presented herein are not limited to the Helmholtz Association, but can also be adopted outside the Helmholtz Association in order to connect contents of data infrastructures. Before reading this document, we recommend to familiarize with basic terms and concepts like Persistent Identifiers, PID Kernel Information Profiles and FAIR Digital Objects as we will touch them only briefly.