A Standard Digital Identifier: - DOIs
A Standard Digital Identifier: - DOIs
A Standard Digital Identifier: - DOIs
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Handle System ®<br />
• Open <strong>Standard</strong><br />
• Distributed, scalable<br />
• Enforces unique names (in our case, <strong>DOIs</strong>)<br />
• Conforms to standards e.g. URN/URI syntax<br />
• Associates a name with “values” (e.g. URL)<br />
• Optimized for speed and reliability<br />
• Provides infrastructure for application domains,<br />
e.g., digital libraries, electronic publishing….<br />
• In use now<br />
March, 2000 (c) 2000 Int DOI Foundation 34
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