diff --git a/src/02-common-principles.md b/src/02-common-principles.md
index 27df20ba57..97bed80417 100644
--- a/src/02-common-principles.md
+++ b/src/02-common-principles.md
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ under the `DatasetLinks` field, which is an [object][] of [URIs][], as shown in
 the examples below.
 In brief, `dataset_description.DatasetLinks` contains mappings from strings to URIs
 that point to dataset locations.
-The `<dataset-name>`: `local` is a reserved value that may only be
-used to refer to the root of the current dataset; `local` MUST NOT be a key in the
-`DatasetLinks` object.
+The `<dataset-name>`: `""` (that is, an empty string) is a reserved value that may only be
+used to refer to the root of the current dataset; an empty string (`""`) MUST NOT be a key
+in the `DatasetLinks` object.
 
 In the case where a derivatives dataset is nested under a raw dataset and both have a `dataset_description.json` file,
 the BIDS URIs within the nested derivatives dataset MUST be resolved with respect to `/derivatives/dataset_description.json`,
@@ -442,10 +442,10 @@ directory within a dataset:
 }
 ```
 
-Alternatively, we can also make use of the reserved `<dataset-name>`: `local`,
+Alternatively, we can also make use of the reserved `<dataset-name>`: `""` (an empty string),
 which always points to the root of the current dataset, to point to the same file
 using the following syntax:
-`bids:local:/derivatives/derivative1/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-preproc_T1w.nii.gz`
+`bids::/derivatives/derivative1/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-preproc_T1w.nii.gz`
 
 Thus, for this specific case there are two ways to refer to the same file:
 
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@ Thus, for this specific case there are two ways to refer to the same file:
     with `deriv1` being specified within `dataset_description.DatasetLinks`,
     as shown in the example above.
 
-1.  `bids:local:/derivatives/derivative1/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-preproc_T1w.nii.gz`,
-    with `local` NOT being part of `dataset_description.DatasetLinks`, because it
-    is a reserved value that always points to the root of the current dataset.
+1.  `bids::/derivatives/derivative1/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-preproc_T1w.nii.gz`,
+    with `""` (an empty string) NOT being a key in `dataset_description.DatasetLinks`,
+    because it is a reserved value that always points to the root of the current dataset.
 
-If *all* BIDS URIs in a dataset *only* use `local` as a `<dataset-name>`,
+If *all* BIDS URIs in a dataset *only* use an empty string (`""`) as a `<dataset-name>`,
 the `DatasetLinks` metadata MAY not be specified.
 
 ### Refer to a remote dataset
diff --git a/src/04-modality-specific-files/01-magnetic-resonance-imaging-data.md b/src/04-modality-specific-files/01-magnetic-resonance-imaging-data.md
index b14b8d2e83..ecd56409a9 100644
--- a/src/04-modality-specific-files/01-magnetic-resonance-imaging-data.md
+++ b/src/04-modality-specific-files/01-magnetic-resonance-imaging-data.md
@@ -964,8 +964,8 @@ For example:
 ```JSON
 {
    "IntendedFor": [
-        "bids:local:/sub-01/ses-pre/func/sub-01_ses-pre_task-motor_run-1_bold.nii.gz",
-        "bids:local:/sub-01/ses-pre/func/sub-01_ses-pre_task-motor_run-2_bold.nii.gz"
+        "bids::/sub-01/ses-pre/func/sub-01_ses-pre_task-motor_run-1_bold.nii.gz",
+        "bids::/sub-01/ses-pre/func/sub-01_ses-pre_task-motor_run-2_bold.nii.gz"
     ]
 }
 ```
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ For example:
 ```JSON
 {
    "Units": "rad/s",
-   "IntendedFor": "bids:local:/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-motor_bold.nii.gz",
+   "IntendedFor": "bids::/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-motor_bold.nii.gz",
    "B0FieldIdentifier": "b0map_fmap0"
 }
 ```
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ For example:
 {
    "PhaseEncodingDirection": "j-",
    "TotalReadoutTime": 0.095,
-   "IntendedFor": "bids:local:/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-motor_bold.nii.gz",
+   "IntendedFor": "bids::/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-motor_bold.nii.gz",
    "B0FieldIdentifier": "pepolar_fmap0"
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/04-modality-specific-files/03-electroencephalography.md b/src/04-modality-specific-files/03-electroencephalography.md
index 7f776371bf..323da75237 100644
--- a/src/04-modality-specific-files/03-electroencephalography.md
+++ b/src/04-modality-specific-files/03-electroencephalography.md
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ Example:
 
 ```JSON
 {
-  "IntendedFor":"bids:local:/sub-01/ses-01/anat/sub-01_T1w.nii",
+  "IntendedFor":"bids::/sub-01/ses-01/anat/sub-01_T1w.nii",
   "EEGCoordinateSystem":"Other",
   "EEGCoordinateUnits":"mm",
   "EEGCoordinateSystemDescription":"RAS orientation: Origin halfway between LPA and RPA, positive x-axis towards RPA, positive y-axis orthogonal to x-axis through Nasion,  z-axis orthogonal to xy-plane, pointing in superior direction.",
diff --git a/src/04-modality-specific-files/04-intracranial-electroencephalography.md b/src/04-modality-specific-files/04-intracranial-electroencephalography.md
index 73972a4634..99671c7088 100644
--- a/src/04-modality-specific-files/04-intracranial-electroencephalography.md
+++ b/src/04-modality-specific-files/04-intracranial-electroencephalography.md
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ General fields:
          "specified in `iEEGCoordinateSystem`. "
          "For example, **T1**: `'sub-<label>/ses-<label>/anat/"
          "sub-01_T1w.nii.gz'`  "
-         "**Surface**: `'bids:local:/derivatives/surfaces/sub-<label>/ses-<label>/anat/"
+         "**Surface**: `'bids::/derivatives/surfaces/sub-<label>/ses-<label>/anat/"
          "sub-01_desc-T1w_hemi-R_pial.surf.gii'` "
-         "**Operative photo**: `'bids:local:/sub-<label>/ses-<label>/ieeg/"
+         "**Operative photo**: `'bids::/sub-<label>/ses-<label>/ieeg/"
          "sub-0001_ses-01_acq-photo1_photo.jpg'` "
-         "**Talairach**: `'bids:local:/derivatives/surfaces/sub-Talairach/ses-01/anat/"
+         "**Talairach**: `'bids::/derivatives/surfaces/sub-Talairach/ses-01/anat/"
          "sub-Talairach_hemi-R_pial.surf.gii'`",
       )
    }
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Example:
 
 ```json
 {
-    "IntendedFor": "bids:local:/sub-01/ses-01/anat/sub-01_T1w.nii.gz",
+    "IntendedFor": "bids::/sub-01/ses-01/anat/sub-01_T1w.nii.gz",
     "iEEGCoordinateSystem": "ACPC",
     "iEEGCoordinateUnits": "mm",
     "iEEGCoordinateSystemDescription": "Coordinate system with the origin at anterior commissure (AC), negative y-axis going through the posterior commissure (PC), z-axis going to a mid-hemisperic point which lies superior to the AC-PC line, x-axis going to the right",
diff --git a/src/05-derivatives/02-common-data-types.md b/src/05-derivatives/02-common-data-types.md
index 789cfc5c62..1a3e518bad 100644
--- a/src/05-derivatives/02-common-data-types.md
+++ b/src/05-derivatives/02-common-data-types.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_desc-preproc_bold.json
 
 ```JSON
 {
-    "RawSources": ["bids:local:/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_bold.nii.gz"]
+    "RawSources": ["bids::/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_bold.nii.gz"]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ the same subject's `T1w`, then both files MAY be included in `RawSources`.
 ```JSON
 {
     "RawSources": [
-        "bids:local:/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_bold.nii.gz",
-        "bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_T1w.nii.gz"
+        "bids::/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_bold.nii.gz",
+        "bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_T1w.nii.gz"
     ]
 }
 ```
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ occurs in the derivatives, `Sources` and `RawSources` can both be specified.
 ```JSON
 {
     "Sources": [
-        "bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-preproc_T1w.nii.gz"
+        "bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-preproc_T1w.nii.gz"
     ],
     "RawSources": [
-        "bids:local:/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_bold.nii.gz"
+        "bids::/sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_bold.nii.gz"
     ]
 }
 ```
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ sub-01/func/sub-01_task-rest_space-individual_bold.json
 
 ```JSON
 {
-    "SpatialReference": "bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-combined_T1w.nii.gz"
+    "SpatialReference": "bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_desc-combined_T1w.nii.gz"
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/99-appendices/11-qmri.md b/src/99-appendices/11-qmri.md
index eda95354e9..335bb595e4 100644
--- a/src/99-appendices/11-qmri.md
+++ b/src/99-appendices/11-qmri.md
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ sub-01_T1map.json:
 
 <<Parameter injected by the software/pipeline>>
 
-"BasedOn":["bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-1_VFA.nii.gz",
-           "bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-2_VFA.nii.gz",
-           "bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-3_VFA.nii.gz",
-           "bids:local:/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-4_VFA.nii.gz",
-           "bids:local:/sub-01/fmap/sub-01_TB1map.nii.gz"],
+"BasedOn":["bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-1_VFA.nii.gz",
+           "bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-2_VFA.nii.gz",
+           "bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-3_VFA.nii.gz",
+           "bids::/sub-01/anat/sub-01_flip-4_VFA.nii.gz",
+           "bids::/sub-01/fmap/sub-01_TB1map.nii.gz"],
 "EstimationPaper":"Deoni et. al.MRM, 2015",
 "EstimationAlgorithm":"Linear",
 "Units": "second",
diff --git a/src/schema/metadata/DatasetLinks.yaml b/src/schema/metadata/DatasetLinks.yaml
index c7ef1085ea..212e5479e0 100644
--- a/src/schema/metadata/DatasetLinks.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/metadata/DatasetLinks.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: DatasetLinks
 description: |
   Used to map a given `<dataset-name>` from a [BIDS URI][] of the form
   `bids:<dataset-name>:/absolute/path/within/dataset` to a local or remote location.
-  The `<dataset-name>`: `local` is a reserved keyword that MUST NOT be a key in `DatasetLinks`
+  The `<dataset-name>`: `""` (an empty string) is a reserved keyword that MUST NOT be a key in `DatasetLinks`
 type: object
 additionalProperties:
   type: string