Digital Object Identifier

ADigital Object Identifier(orDOI) is a permanent way toidentifyan onlinedocument.Thisidentificationis not related to its current location.^[1]

A typical use of a DOI is to give ascientificpaper orarticlea unique number that can be used by anyone find thelocationof the paper. It may also make it possible to find an electronic copy, for example, on theInternet.The DOI system has aDOI resolution systemwhich is used to locate where the document is. When the document is moved, the DOI resolution system is updated with the new location of the document.^[1]

For example,doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2008.03.001links to "Web 2.0 authorship: Issues of Referencing and citation for academic integrity" by Kathleen Grayet al.The work was published inThe Internet and Higher Education,Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2008.

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↑^1.0^1.1"How the 'Digital Object Identifier' works,"BusinessWeek,.July 23, 2001; retrieved 2012-1-28.

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