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Dear Michael K., Michael Witt is correct that DataCite will be assigning DOIs to datasets. They are just getting started, and so it may be a little while before they are able to accept deposits, but it would certainly be a good idea to get in touch with them. CrossRef is a not-for-profit association of scholarly publishers. We only assign DOIs to archival material. We can assign DOIs to data, but we are concentrating on supplementary data for published articles. We may be able to assign DOIs to web sites, if they are permanent. For example, we are investigating the possibility of assigning DOIs to scientific blogs or web encyclopedia entries. Our main concern is the permanence of the content. In addition to assigning DOIs, membership in CrossRef carries with it certain obligations, including maintaining the metadata and urls associated with CrossRef DOIs and implementing reciprocal (or outbound) linking. Our annual fees are based on an organization's publishing revenue and start at $275 per year for the smallest publishers. Please feel free to contact me if you need additional information. Best, Carol -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] DOI Question Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:30:11 -0400 From: Witt, Michael C. <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Although CrossRef is the best known, there are a handful of other agencies that issue DOIs with different missions, implementations, and governance. One example that may be of interest is DataCite [1], which was formed by a consortium of national and research libraries to persist links to research datasets. [1] http://www.datacite.org - Michael Witt, Purdue University Interdisciplinary Research Librarian Assistant Professor of Library Science http://www.lib.purdue.edu/research/witt/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Kevin Hawkins > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 11:14 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] DOI Question > > Michael, > > I sense confusion between DOIs and other forms of stable identifiers. > > There are various architectures for stable identifiers -- OCLC's PURL, > the CNRI Handle System, etc. There are a number of implementations of > the Handle System, the most well-known of which is CrossRef's DOI. As > you note, CrossRef has a particular scope for what sort of content can > get a DOI, and those who register DOIs are required to do certain > things > required by CrossRef. > > For use case (1), I wonder if the funder really requires only a stable > URL, not a DOI. If a funder really requires a DOI for a website that's > not a journal article, they're asking for something that's not really > allowed. > > For use case (2), I suppose you could run an implementation of the > Handle System outside of DSpace that allows you to create URLs for the > bitstreams. I haven't worked with DSpace and have heard that it's > difficult to modify; still, I find it surprising if you're the first to > try this. Perhaps ask around in the DSpace community? > > Use case (3) is the most appropriate, but you'll find that CrossRef's > membership fees are quite high. You might set up a local > implementation > of the Handle System to create your own handles rather than use > CrossRef's. That way you get the permanent identifier without the > fringe benefits of CrossRef membership, its obligations, and its fees. > > Hope that helps, > > Kevin > > Michael B. Klein wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've been investigating the possibility of assigning DOI names to > various > > resources. We have three different use cases, and given the structure > of the > > DOI Registration Agency system, I'm not sure what the best way is to > > proceed. > > > > The use cases: > > > > 1. We've had several inquiries from faculty whose research funding > > requires them to publish a web site, and identify the site with a > DOI name > > for citation purposes. > > 2. We'd like to assign unique DOI names to specific bitstreams > within our > > institutional repository. Despite the fact that DSpace uses a > handle server > > internally, the handles it assigns resolve to metadata/landing > pages, and > > there doesn't seem to be a good way to create a reliable, > persistent link to > > a full text PDF that will migrate easily to a different IR system > if and > > when we choose to move away from DSpace. > > 3. We're investigating the possibility of publishing a couple > journals, > > and would want to use DOI names to identify articles and related > content. > > > > However, it looks like each existing DOI Registration Agency has a > specific > > subset of content and services they work with -- journal articles for > one, > > datasets for another, etc. -- and I'm not sure how to go about > finding an > > agency that will let us assign suffixes in a way that works with our > varied > > content. > > > > Any suggestions/experience would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Michael Carol Anne Meyer Business Development and Marketing CrossRef 40 Salem Street Lynnfield, MA 01940 USA +1 781 629 9782 Fax +1 781 295 0077 skype: carolmeyer www.crossref.org Twitter: @CrossRefNews