ADigital Object Identifier (orDOI) is a permanent way toidentify an onlinedocument. Thisidentification is not related to its current location.[1]
A typical use of a DOI is to give ascientific paper orarticle a unique number that can be used by anyone find thelocation of the paper. It may also make it possible to find an electronic copy, for example, on theInternet. The DOI system has aDOI resolution system which is used to locate where the document is. When the document is moved, the DOI resolution system is updated with the new location of the document.[1]
For example,doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2008.03.001 links to "Web 2.0 authorship: Issues of Referencing and citation for academic integrity" by Kathleen Grayet al. The work was published inThe Internet and Higher Education, Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2008.
