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


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