DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Digital Object Identifier user workshop Norman Paskin Director, The International DOI Foundation

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Goals of the day Update on current progress Information exchange –organization commitment –choice of content –numbering approach –technical/operational processes Participants get answers Participants identify new issues

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Timeline to date 1996/1997: prototype (AAP) Oct 1997: announcement Feb 1998: finalise Foundation March 1998: appoint Director March-June: focus: advocacy June + : focus: issues

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Foundation Membership 24 organizations to date –13 Charter + 11 General Recent additions: –ISI, Music rights alliance, PLS –ACM, CCC, Kluwer, Microsoft Board elections (today)

5 Membership Charter AAPAAP Academic Press/Harcourt BraceAcademic Press/Harcourt Brace ACSACS Blackwell ScienceBlackwell Science Music Alliance (UK/NL)Music Alliance (UK/NL) Elsevier ScienceElsevier Science IPAIPA ISBN InternationalISBN International ISIISI PLSPLS Springer VerlagSpringer Verlag STMSTM WileyWiley General Addison Wesley LongmanAddison Wesley Longman ACMACM ALCSALCS American Mathematical SocietyAmerican Mathematical Society CCCCCC Houghton MifflinHoughton Mifflin IEEEIEEE KluwerKluwer MicrosoftMicrosoft New England J. MedicineNew England J. Medicine Xerox CorporationXerox Corporation

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Foundation administration Some key issues and recent developments Directory management Tax status Trademarks doi.org By laws Financial position

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Further Development Parallel tracks; evolutionary development Consensus conferences (e.g. May) Discussion lists and working groups Consensus paper: version 2 (July), version 3 imminent User workshops Advocacy

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Key Recommendations DOI discussion paper ver.3; (public) Content identification/services/mechanisms Expansion to full Handle capability –consequences Methods/ guidelines for non-digital items Standard vocabulary (see CIS) –types, versions, formats, etc.

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Directory Server DOI = Address The DOI System Pub Gateway Object Information 1. Send DOI Query 2. Forward Query to Publisher 3. Receive Object Info User PC Browser

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Metadata Two approaches: Practical solution for problems –e.g. reference linking (Wiley) Data model approach for interoperability –ISO standards etc. INDECS: Interoperability of Data in E Commerce Systems

DOI users workshop, CNRI, August 5, Further information many specialist articles