Why DOI?

dc.date.accessioned2025-10-30T13:21:53Z
dc.date.available2025-10-30T13:21:53Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.descriptionAn IU Libraries blog post. "While many researchers have heard of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), some may not know why and when they should be used. The single most important characteristic of DOIs is that they can be attached to just about any digital, online research output. If something has a URL, or a specific location on the web, it can be assigned a DOI. The versatility of DOIs means they can be tied to journal articles, datasets, supplemental material and addendum; to video, audio, streaming media, and 3D objects; to theses, dissertations, technical reports, and visualizations. More recently, DOIs are being assigned to pre-prints of articles, acknowledging the pre-print’s role in some disciplines to be as valuable as the published version..."
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/34085
dc.language.isoother
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/scholcomm/2017/10/05/why-doi/
dc.subjectIU Libraries
dc.subjectScholarly Communication
dc.subjectOpen Access
dc.subjectBlog Post
dc.titleWhy DOI?
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