This page lists papers and other documents that provide background on the development of the DOI system and related technologies.

See also the Press Coverage archive, and the DOI News and Press Releases archive.

"Digital object identifier", entry in Wikipedia.

"Naming and Meaning: key to the management of intellectual property in digital media" by Norman Paskin. Paper published as part of The Europe-China Conference on Intellectual Property in Digital Media (IPDM06), Shanghai, October 2006.

"The International DOI Foundation: A Persistent Organisation Supporting a Persistent Identifier" by Cynthia Hodgson, ISQ Editor, in NISO's Information Standards Quarterly, July 2004, pg. 6.

5th International Workshop for Technical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Business Models for Virtual Goods, "Indirect DRM Evaluation Architecture". Presentation by Gregory Heileman, Henry Jerez, Pramod Jamkhedkar and Joud Khoury, October 2007.

WIPO Seminar on Rights Management Information, "Identifiers and Licensing Information, Overview and Introduction", presentations prepared by Norman Paskin for the seminar, September 2007.

"Content Industry Standards Activities", Overview and Presentation prepared for the ITU Focus Group on Identity Management, February 2007.

"The Handle System", Overview and Presentation prepared for the ITU Focus Group on Identity Management, February 2007.

Electronic Publishing, Digital Archiving and Licensing, a Joint Workshop from EDItEUR and AKEP, 20 October 2005, Frankfurt Book Fair. See Norman Paskin's presentation "Structured management of digital content and licenses"

27th International Supply Chain Specialists Meeting, 18 October 2005, Frankfurt Book Fair. See presentation by Angela D'Agostino, Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Frankfurt Supply Chain Seminar, "The DOI in Mainstream Publishing".

Seminar on Electronic Communication of Licence Terms and Rights Information
2 December 2004, London, UK. Sponsored by EDItEUR, Book Industry Communication and NISO. View Norman Paskin's presentation on the Indecs Data Dictionary.)

"The Formation of CrossRef", a Short History.

EPS White Paper Series. "Economic Benefits of Digital Object Identifier Applications in Content Marketing: II. Using the DOI to Improve Profitability in Content Distribution", by Steve Sieck, Managing Partner, EPS-USA LLC, 20 July 2004. [ doi:10.1220/eps2 ]

Copyright Agency Limited (CAL). DOI Conference White Paper. "DOI in a DRM environment" by James Dalziel, Director, Macquarie E-Learning Centre of Excellence (MELCOE), 29 April 2004. Includes: What is DOI, the benefits of DOI, specific DOI and DRM issues in CAL's Coursepack Pilot Project and implications for lecturers, universities, publishers, pre-media, printers, booksellers and students.

Copyright Agency Limited (CAL). DOI Conference White Paper. "The Development of DOI Infastructure: Opportunities and Challenges for Australia's Print and Publishing Industries" by Richard Vines, Director, Project Lessons and John Murphy, Director, JJ Murphy Pty Ltd, 29 April 2004. Discusses how DOI infrastructure provides an innovative platform for cross industry collaboration and new business opportunities for content industries.

CENDI Persistent Identifiers Task Group. "Persistent Identification: A Key Component of an E-government Infrastructure. White Paper (PDF) 19 March 04.

Attanasio, Piero, "The use of DOI in eContent value chain: The case of Casalini Digital Division and mEDRA". White Paper (PDF) 02 February 04. [ doi:10.1392/BC1.0 ]

Dyson, Esther. "Online Registries: The DNS and Beyond...", Release 1.0, Esther Dyson's Monthly Report, September 2003. [ doi:10.1340/309registries ]

EPS Focus Report. "DOI in 2004; What are the tipping points?" by Nick Dempsey, EPS, January 2004. Full report can be purchased from EPS. Excerpts reproduced here with permission.

EPS White Paper Series. "Economic Benefits of Digital Object Identifier Applications in Content Marketing". Part I. Using the DOI to Improve Profitability In Publishers' E-Commerce Operations, Steve Sieck, EPS-USA, LLC, 16 December 2003. [ doi:10.1220/eps1 ]

Rosenblatt, Bill. "Enterprise Content Integration with the Digital Object Identifier: A Business Case for Information Publishers", June 2002. [ doi:10.1220/whitepaper5 ]