What can be identified by a DOI name?
Frequently Asked QuestionsA DOI name can be used to identify any resource involved in an intellectual property transaction. Intellectual property includes both physical and digital manifestations, performances and abstract works. An entity can be identified at any arbitrary level of granularity. DOI names can be used to identify, for example, text, audio, images, software, etc; and in future could be used to identify the agreements and parties involved.
Related QuestionsHow do I assign a DOI name?
Frequently Asked QuestionsA DOI name prefix (for example, 10.1000/) enables a registrant to assign many DOI names, by building on the prefix to construct a range of unique identifiers (10.1000/abc, etc). To obtain a prefix, you need to work either with a Registration Agency or, for experimental or prototype purposes, with the International DOI Foundation. Working with a Registration Agency (RA) brings with it the advantages of participation in a defined DOI System application with others.
Related QuestionsWhat is a "DOI System Service"?
Frequently Asked QuestionsA defined result from a defined action i.e., do X and the result will be Y. DOI System services perform specific functions when presented with data from Application Profiles. Services exchange data, share tasks, and automate processes over the Internet by using the information associated with a DOI name. The term was coined in analogy to "Web services": for DOI System applications on the Web, DOI System services would be Web Services.
Related QuestionsWhat is a DOI?
DOI Frequently Asked QuestionsDOI stands for Digital Object Identifier. DOIs are used to uniquely identify files or other resources on the internet. Address details need only be maintained in one place in order to guarantee that links to a file or resource, wherever the links are, will never be out of date, so bringing to an end the all too familiar "file not found" message.
Related QuestionsFAQDOI or Digital Object Identifier is a persistent identifier used to cite and link electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alphanumeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. DOI's can be assigned to articles that have not received their full bibliographic information and/or for hyperlinks to documents on the Web. The International DOI Foundation at www.doi.org/introduction.html administers the DOI scheme.Related Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About the DOIThe Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) is a composite index that measures "digital opportunity", or the possibility for the citizens of a particular country to benefit from access to information that is "universal, ubiquitous, equitable and affordable" (WSIS Tunis Commitment, para 10). As such, it is a measure of each countries' performance and prospects for progress in building an Information Society.Related Questions
Thieme-connect - FAQA DOI (Digital Object Identifier) specially identifies an online article. Many online articles can be cited by means of a DOI. It is also possible to search directly for that article on the Internet. In addition, a DOI also enables you to find the article in databases. For detailed information see www.doi.org.Related Questions
mEDRA - Public Area - New Users - What is the DOIThe Digital Object Identifier is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related current data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. DOIs have been called "the bar code for intellectual property": like the physical bar code, they are enabling tools for use all through the supply chain to add value and save cost.Related Questions
How do I become a member of the International DOI Foundation?
Frequently Asked QuestionsMembers of the DOI Foundation are organizations (not usually individuals). Membership requires payment of an annual subscription, which varies by category of membership. The International DOI Foundation is similar in some ways to other development organisations such as the World Wide Web consortium. For more on this topic, see the DOI Handbook chapter The International DOI Foundation, in particular Section 7.13, Membership of the International DOI Foundation.
Related QuestionsWhat is the role of the International DOI Foundation?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe IDF governs the DOI System, to ensure that all applications follow common rules. The system itself has several components: the technology is based on open agreed standards, while the infrastructure is defined by agreements between the various organisations which run the system, such as the Registration Agencies and the technology providers. Each Registration Agency is autonomous and the IDF has no role in determining an RAs business model or governance.
Related QuestionsAre there any guidelines on how to make up the DOI name?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe DOI name syntax is a NISO standard, but allows the incorporation of any form of existing identifier. The DOI name suffix can be any alphanumeric string that the Registrant chooses. This can simply be a sequential number, or it can make use of an existing (legacy) identifier. The latter may often be administratively convenient for the Registrant. A check digit is not compulsory or necessary, but may be included.
Related QuestionsWhat is the relationship between a DOI name and other development efforts?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe International DOI Foundation is a member of some standards organizations, and maintains a number of liaisons or alliances through memberships and/or exchange of information with others, which allow us to act as a collaborative interface in discussions on standards and infrastructure development across the spectrum of intellectual property and technology communities.
Related QuestionsWhat is the relationship between the DOI System and the Handle System?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe DOI System is an application of the Handle System (a resolution system) to intellectual property. It is more than the Handle System: it adds to the Handle System an approach based on structured associated metadata, policies, procedures, business models and application tools. Initial implementations are now being supplemented by increasingly sophisticated value-added tools for metadata management and content management, which will use the Handle System multiple resolution function.
Related QuestionsWhat is the relationship between the DOI System and the indecs framework?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe DOI System is an implementation of the indecs metadata framework. In addition, IDF participates in the management and governance of the indecs framework, together with other stakeholders. IDF is one of the organisations which developed the original indecs framework and is now developing it further. The indecs approach is fundamental to the DOI System's design.
Related QuestionsHow do I participate in DOI System development?
Frequently Asked QuestionsOptions include: working with a Registration Agency and obtaining a DOI name prefix and assigning DOI names on an experimental basis; joining an IDF working group to work with others in a defined problem area; or joining the IDF as a full member, with rights to participate in all working groups. For more on this topic, see the DOI Handbook chapters The International DOI Foundation and Registration Agencies.
Related QuestionsIs the DOI System relevant to rights transactions?
Frequently Asked QuestionsYes. Fundamental to rights transactions are the concepts of unique identification and appropriate structured metadata. DOI System implements the indecs approach, which has at its heart the concept of rights management. IDF has introduced the concepts of the DOI System and indecs into many digital rights management activities such as MPEG-21, OEBF, TV-Anytime, etc.
Related QuestionsHow do I develop a DOI System application?
Frequently Asked QuestionsApplications can range from DOI names being a persistent redirection to a single URL (which is easily accomplished) to advanced applications and services. Multiple resolution and defined metadata related through the DOI System data model ensure interoperability; the starting point for such advanced applications is the registration of a set of metadata appropriate to the particular community use being conceived.
Related QuestionsHow do I use a DOI name in a Web Browser?
Frequently Asked QuestionsApplications using DOI names can be constructed on a web site with full functionality behind the scenes. For some applications, this may require additional functionality such as that supplied in the Handle System. DOI names are URIs (URNs) not URLs: they are names, not locations. Most web browsers support locations (URLs) but have limited functionality for names, though this is expected to improve substantially in the near future. However, DOI names are useable with browsers immediately.
Related QuestionsWhat is the relationship between DOI names and XML?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe DOI System makes use of XML (eXtensible Markup Language), and XML is entirely compatible with DOI names. The expression of metadata in XML is recommended both for kernel metadata and for DOI Application Profile metadata extended from the kernel. The indecs data dictionary and the DOI® Resource Metadata declaration both allow the use of XML expressions, commonly used for metadata transport and messaging. It seems likely that the relationship between DOI names and XML will grow over time.
Related QuestionsWhat data is associated with a DOI name?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe simplest DOI names (such as those in the earliest implementations of the DOI System) are essentially redirection from a persistent name (the DOI name) to a changeable URL. The information associated with the DOI name in the DOI System is therefore simply the URL and relevant administrative information for managing the DOI name. These are now known as DOI names of the Zero Application Profile.
Related QuestionsWhat information about a DOI name is publicly available?
Frequently Asked QuestionsOnce a DOI name is assigned, anyone may resolve that DOI name without charge. At least some information will always be available on resolution. The information available on resolution depends on the Application Profile (AP) of the DOI name.
Related QuestionsHow does the DOI System relate to DNS?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe most common mechanism for resolution on the Internet is the Domain Name System (DNS): http as used in URL is a use of DNS. URLs are grouped by domain name and then by some hierarchical structure, originally based on file trees, now possibly unconnected from that but still a hierarchy. DOI names offer a more finely grained approach to naming where each name stands on its own, unconnected to any DNS or other hierarchy.
Related QuestionsWhy do you claim copyright and trademark on the DOI System?
Frequently Asked QuestionsPersistence is a function of organizations not technology. Hence in building a persistent identifier system, we needed to design a model for a persistent organization. The principle concern of a persistent organization is of continuing funding; hence the model selected for a long-term position was a body that is not reliant on external sources, such as funding or membership, but a self-funding system that can be supported in perpetuity from its own resources.
Related QuestionsWhy do I need a Registration Agency to assign DOI names?
Frequently Asked QuestionsRegistration Agencies (RAs) are established to provide services on behalf of specific user communities. CrossRef, for example, is providing citation-linking services for the scientific publishing sector, so publishers will choose CrossRef as their Registration Agency if they wish to use the specific service or services offered by CrossRef. Choosing an appropriate RA will give you access to DOI System services and implementations offered by the RA for that community.
Related QuestionsDo I have to be a member of the IDF to assign DOI names?
Frequently Asked QuestionsNo. Membership of the IDF is not associated with assignment or use of a DOI name. Membership supports the aims of the IDF and finances development work. To assign DOI names, work via a Registration Agency. See also FAQ 3 - "How do I assign a DOI Name?" and FAQ 5 - "Why do I need a Registration Agency to assign DOI names?". For IDF membership information, see FAQ 7 - "How do I become a member of the International DOI Foundation?".
Related QuestionsWhere do you put a DOI name and what does it look like to a user?
Frequently Asked QuestionsYou may put a DOI name anywhere you like. A DOI name may be printed or made explicit within a digital object; or it may be hidden by e.g. underlying a hyperlink. Therefore it can either appear as a DOI name, or the user may never know that a DOI name has been used to "power" her transaction.
Related QuestionsWhat is an Application Profile and what data does it associate with a DOI name?
Frequently Asked QuestionsEvery DOI name is associated with one or more Application Profiles (APs). APs, which will themselves be identified by DOI names, are abstractions used to group DOI names into sets in which all DOI names of the given set, or AP, share a metadata schema, business rules for DOI name assignment, and other common characteristics. An AP consists of at least a set of structured metadata elements, plus some rules (policy, business and procedural rules, not all necessarily automated).
Related QuestionsWhat data is held in the resolution system and associated with a DOI name?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe core resolution system for all DOI names is the Handle System. Each DOI name is registered as a handle in the Handle System and associated with a set of typed values. These values are returned in response to a resolution request for a given DOI name. The values can be changed while the DOI name remains constant, giving the DOI name its basic qualities of being both actionable and persistent.
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