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Documentation
The DOLHandbook and the Factsheets are the primary sources of information
about the DOI system: The DOI Handbook explains the history; the fundamentals,
Tools
Services
tne
policies and the
technology behind the system.
The factsheets summarize key
issues
and explain how DOI names and the DOI system relates to other identifier
DOI System Examples
schemes;
and otner
specifications and technologies.
Some additional resources are listed below:
DOI Data Model
Vocabulary Mapping Framework
Learn About Using DOls
Watcha video and dowload
brochure that explain how what DOls are and how
shortDol"
they work, and how they benefit managers of digital content:
DOI
URI
Velpresentations from several DOI Registration
gencies describing how they
have implemented DOI for their industries and giving examples of the applications
Document Archive
that have been built.
DOI Proxy Server System User Documentation
See the factsheet for technical information describing how the DOI system Proxy
Server can be used as
client for resolving DOl names_
Also discussed
encoding_DOls for usein URIs; Proxy_Server query_parameters
and
Proxy Server
RESLAPL
Tools & Services
Developers are working on DOI system tools and services, and browser tools and
widgets for resolution services
selection of tools that are
use_
under
development, are listed on the DOL System Tools page_
DOI System Examples
Registration Agencies use DOI names in different ways to provide
range of
senvices t0 their customers_
RAs use metadata to ensure interoperability: It is their
responsibility
manage their DOI name prefixes_
DOLSystem Examples shows
some of the ways in which RA'5 customers are using DOl names_
DOI Data Model
Creating and maintaining metadata for registered objects is
requirement of the
DOI System. The DOl data model
is one of the main technical
components of the
DOI system; in addition
kernel
metadata and schemas for metadata interchange_
See DOI Handbook; 4 DOLData Model: for more information, and for links
the
Data Dictionary:
Vocabulary Mapping Framework (VMF)
VME is
downloadable tool that supports interoperability across communities by
providing extensive and authoritative mapping of vocabularies from content