- New publication types and formats require new identifiers.
The DOI System provides a scheme for the unique identification of
publications which have no other standard identifier (e.g. individual
chapters and parts of books). By applying DOIs to individual items of
content, publishers can identify and sell these items in e-commerce systems.
- The DOI System provides persistent Internet linking.
The DOI System is a convenient and manageable infrastructure that provides
access over time to Internet resources that have been moved or renamed.
Since DOIs can be centrally maintained, any other sites linking to your
resources can continue to do so even when you have to relocate or rename
them.
- DOI’s are “actionable” and allow you to direct customers.
You choose the destination of the link pointer and can readily change it
without undue time or effort.
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