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Glossary of Terms

1 Introduction

1.1 The DOI® Handbook
1.2 Identification and the Internet
1.3 What is an Identifier?
1.4 What is a DOI® Name?
      1.4.1 DOI names are persistent identifiers
      1.4.2 DOI names are actionable identifiers
      1.4.3 DOI names are interoperable identifiers
      1.4.4 Identifying at the appropriate level
      1.4.5 Identifying copies and versions
1.5 Components of the DOI System
1.6 What can be identified by a DOI name?
      1.6.1 Intellectual Property
      1.6.2 Identification of abstractions
      1.6.3 Formal definition
      1.6.4 Granularity
1.7 Benefits of the DOI System to Publishers, Intermediaries, and users
      1.7.1 Summary of benefits
      1.7.2 Benefits in internal content management
      1.7.3 Benefits in the distribution and sales life-cycle
      1.7.4 Benefits in the production life-cycle
      1.7.5 Quantified benefits: case studies
1.8 The DOI System as social infrastructure
1.9 The DOI System as a managed system

2 Numbering

2.1 Assigning numbers
2.2 The structure of a DOI name
      2.2.1 The DOI name prefix
      2.2.2 The DOI name suffix
2.3 Uniqueness
2.4 Case sensitivity
2.5 Character sets
2.6 Publishing DOI names in print
2.7 DOI System and Legacy Identifiers
      2.7.1 Using existing identifiers as a DOI name suffix
      2.7.2 Using DOI names to relate existing legacy identifiers
      2.7.3 Benefits of using legacy identifiers with DOI names
2.8 DOI names and check digits
2.9 The DOI System and Internet identifier specifications
      2.9.1 Generic identifier standards
      2.9.2 URI implementation
      2.9.3 URN implementation
      2.9.4 DOI System functional requirements

3 Resolution

3.1 What is resolution?
3.2 Simple resolution
3.3 Multiple resolution
3.4 Handle System® technology
      3.4.1 Overview
      3.4.2 Technical support of DOI® name resolution
      3.4.3 Software support for use of DOI names
      3.4.4 Handle System RFCs
3.5 The DOI® System and other actionable systems
      3.5.1 Relationship between the DOI System and the Handle System
      3.5.2 Relationship between the DOI System and other "actionable identifier" systems
3.6 The resolution interface with Handle System technology
      3.6.1 Native resolver
      3.6.2 Proxy server
      3.6.3 Other mechanisms
3.7 The maintenance of DOI name "state data"
3.8 The development of services
3.9 The DOI System and OpenURL
3.10 The DOI System and Persistent URLs (PURLs)
3.11 The DOI System and the Domain Name System (DNS)

4 DOI® Data Model

4.1 Overview of the DOI Data Model
4.2 Aims of DOI Data Model policy
      4.2.1 Interoperability
      4.2.2 Administrative capability
4.3 DOI Data Model tools
      4.3.1 DOI® Kernel Declaration
      4.3.2 indecs Data Dictionary (iDD)
      4.3.3 Resource Metadata Declaration (RMD) for metadata interchange

5 Applications

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Basic Approach: DOI® names, DOI APs, and DOI System Services
5.3 Managing APs and Services
5.4 DOI® Data Models and APIs
5.5 Management and administration of APs and Services
      5.5.1 Registration of APs and Services
      5.5.2 AP and Service Management
      5.5.3 Ownership of Intellectual Property in DOI APs
5.6 Benefits

6 Policy

6.1 Policy formulation
6.2 Current areas of policy development
6.3 Current policies of the IDF
6.4 Data associated with a DOI name
6.5 Restricted use of the DOI System
6.6 Exclusivity and restrictions
6.7 Ensuring persistence
      6.7.1 Persistence of the DOI System
      6.7.2 Persistence of the IDF
      6.7.3 Persistence of the resolution technology (Handle System®)
      6.7.4 Persistence of the metadata technology
      6.7.5 Acceptance by users
      6.7.6 Persistence of the identified object
6.8 Ensuring uniqueness
6.9 Community autonomy
6.10 Separation of metadata, identifier, and entity
      6.10.1 Separation of metadata and identifier
      6.10.2 Separation of identifier from object
6.11 Use of DOI names by services other than the original publisher

7 The International DOI Foundation

7.1 Origins and status
7.2 Business and organizational principles
      7.2.1 Cost recovery and its protection
      7.2.2 The creation of Registration Agencies
7.3 DOI System business model
7.4 DOI System organizational model
      7.4.1 Initial model
      7.4.2 Future model
7.5 Relationships between Registration Agencies
7.6 The IDF as the DOI System Maintenance Agency
7.7 The IDF and DOI System development
      7.7.1 IDF Development process
      7.7.2 TWG (Technical Working Group)
      7.7.3 RAWG (Registration Agency Working Group)
      7.7.4 Application Working Groups
      7.7.5 Governance of Working Groups
      7.7.6 Intellectual Property Rights and Working Groups
      7.7.7 Disclosure of information in Working Groups
      7.7.8 Working Group Agreements
      7.7.9 Third party development
7.8 IDF Email discussion lists
7.9 DOI System and Handle System® development
      7.9.1 The Handle System Advisory Committee
      7.9.2 Further development of related technology
7.10 DOI System and indecs development
      7.10.1 The initial indecs project (Dec 1998-June 2000)
      7.10.2 DOI System-specific development (2001)
      7.10.3 indecs as input to MPEG (2001-2003)
      7.10.4 The indecs Data Dictionary (2003 onwards)
      7.10.5 InterParty (2002-2003)
7.11 Alliances and liaisons with other organizations
      7.11.1 Alliances and liaisons
      7.11.2 Formal relationships
7.12 Governance of the DOI System
7.13 Membership of the International DOI Foundation
      7.13.1 Benefits of membership
      7.13.2 Classes of membership
      7.13.3 Membership fees
7.14 Working with user communities

8 Registration Agencies

8.1 How to Obtain a DOI Name Prefix
      8.1.1 Selecting a Registration Agency
      8.1.2 Registering a DOI name with the IDF
8.2 The role of Registration Agencies
      8.2.1 Overview
      8.2.2 Development of Registration Agency role
      8.2.3 RA technical requirements
      8.2.4 RA information management requirements
      8.2.5 RA general requirements
      8.2.6 Summary of functions
8.3 Business model for Registration Agencies
8.4 Criteria for becoming a Registration Agency
8.5 Formalizing the relationship between an RA and the IDF
      8.5.1 Current procedures
      8.5.2 Future developments
8.6 Registration Agencies and IDF governance and policy
8.7 Use of DOI System Trademarks in domain names
8.8 Fee structure for Registration Agencies
8.9 Operational and technical requirements for Registration Agencies
8.10 Registration Agency Local Handle Service (LHS) Operation
      8.10.1 Advantages of using a Local Handle Service at an RA
      8.10.2 DOI System Handle Service configuration
      8.10.3 RA responsibilities
      8.10.4 Prefix allocation and service configuration

9 Operating procedures

9.1 Registering a DOI name with associated metadata
9.2 Prefix assignment
9.3 Transferring DOI names from one Registrant to another
9.4 Handle System® policies and procedures
      9.4.1 Overview
      9.4.2 Policies and Procedures
      9.4.3 Requirements for Administrators of Resolution Services
      9.4.4 Protocols and Interfaces
9.5 DOI® System error messages

Appendix 1 ANSI/NISO Z39.84-2005 Syntax for the Digital Object Identifier 

1. Introduction
2. Standards and References
3. Definitions
4. Format and Characteristics of the DOI
5. Maintenance Agency
APPENDIX A DOI Specifications
APPENDIX B Designation of Maintenance Agency
APPENDIX C Examples of Digital Object Identifiers
APPENDIX D Related Standards and References
APPENDIX E Application Issues

Appendix 2 The Handle System®

A2.1 Handle System overview
      2.1.1 Introduction
      2.1.2 History and applications
      2.1.3 Need for a general purpose naming system
A2.2 Handle syntax
A2.3 Handle System architecture
A2.4 Handle System scalability
      2.4.1 Storage
      2.4.2 Performance
A2.5 Building Handle System applications - tools
A2.6 Conclusion
A2.7 References

Appendix 3 DOI® Data Model and sector applications

A3.1 DOI Data Model and text applications
A3.2 DOI Data Model and learning object applications
A3.3 DOI Data Model and MPEG applications

Appendix 4 indecs Data Dictionary

A4.1 Introduction
A4.2 iDD Structure
A4.3 iDD Terms: Attributes
A4.4 iDD Terms: Scope
A4.5 iDD Maintenance Agency
A4.6 Semantic Analysis and Mapping of Terms
A4.7 Benefits of mapping through iDD

Appendix 5 DOI Resource Metadata Declaration [Available in PDF only.]

A5.1 Basic Attributes of the RMD
A5.2 Semantic engineering of RMDs
      A5.2.1 Subtyping attributes
      A5.2.2 Substituting Subtypes
      A5.2.3 Chaining Attributes
      A5.2.4 Transferring Attributes
      A5.2.5 Reciprocating Attributes
      A5.2.6 Compositing Attributes
      A5.2.7 Allowed Values and Codes
A5.3 Contexts as Attributes
A5.4 Journal-RMD XML schema

Appendix 6 DOI Kernel Metadata Declaration: XML Schema [Available in PDF only.]

A6.1 The DOI Resource Metadata Kernel Declaration
      A6.1.1 Introduction
      A6.1.2 Allowed values for Kernel elements
      A6.1.3 Use of "Restricted" values
      A6.1.4 Non-Kernel metadata delcarations
      A6.1.5 Kernels for other entities
      A6.1.6 Compositing Attributes
      A6.1.7 Allowed Values and Codes
A6.2 Kernel Metadata Declaration: specification of data elements
A6.3 Allowed iDD values for Kernel elements
A6.4 Namespace
A6.5 DOI® Resource Metadata Kernel XML schema - version 0.9
A6.6 DOI® Resource Metadata Kernel XML schema enumerations - version 0.9
A6.7 Example DOI® Resource Metadata Kernel Declaration

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