The DOI is coming: tracking digital information - Digital Object Identifier, includes related article Information Outlook - Find Articles

The DOI is coming: tracking digital information - Digital Object Identifier, includes related article Information Outlook - Find Articles:
"The DOI is a unique control number for digital content. It is a permanent, persistent identifier for electronic intellectual property. Its power lies in the standard, centralized database of metadata and the delivery system behind it, combined with an ability to interact with disparate systems. The DOI will always point to the content, wherever the publisher has put it. It has been compared to the standardized UPC (Universal Product Code) that appears on almost every product. "