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DOI Resolution Outage on April 27_
2017
IDF regrets that DOls were unresolvable for clients using
small number of DNS services around the world for about three hours on April 27th
including some in the
UK This was due to incorrect configuration settings that led some DNS servers to conclude that dx doi.org was unavailable even though
was online
We apologise
for any inconvenience caused. Safeguards have been put in place tO prevent this situation from happening again.
you would like more details on this incident please
send
request by email to contact@doiQg_
DOI Foundation Announces Staffing Changes
The IDF announced changes for 2016, with an expansion of its management team:
Two new part time roles were announced_
Jonathan Clark was appointed as the
Managing Agent reporting to the Board, with overall responsibility for the DOI System including its existing network of Registration Agencies, development and
outreach;
and Paul Jessop took
new role as
Technology Advisor; with
special focus on development and strengthening of the DOI's existing Internet and metadata
technologies
tecnnica
standards
and interaction with other related systems and communities_
Read more about these changes and about the new members of the
team in the News Release:
Additionally; it is with great regret that we note the passing on March 27
2016 of Dr Norman Paskin, who had stepped down as Managing Agent in January 2016.
Paskin's contribution to persistent identifiers
and to the DOI System in particular; was incomparable_
He is greatly missed by all those who had the privilege of
knowing and working with him:
DOI System for the Building Industry
A major research project looking at the feasibility and usefulness of the DOI System for products in the building industry has been launched in the UK. NBS (National
Building Specification). BSI (British Standards Institution) and the CPA (Construction Products Association) will be inviting professionals from throughout the
construction industry to participate in the project, which
part funded by Innovate_UK and launched on Ist October 2015.
The research will establish how
common