DOI
Permanent document link
DOI stands for digital object identifier, a permanent alphanumeric string assigned to online content—journal articles, datasets, reports—to ensure stable linking even if URLs change: The article's DOI is listed in the citation.
Academic databases and publishers use DOIs extensively; clicking one redirects to the current location of the resource. (Lowercase doi may appear as a surname.)
Directing attention elsewhere
- bibliographyList of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- citingNaming a source
source · MLA · APA · Chicago · Harvard · attribution · traceability · verifiable
Place for storing things
- open accessFree public scholarly content
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- archiveStored historical records
- libraryBook collection or building
portal · download · retrieval · lookup · resolution · discovery · findability · interoperability
Continuing despite difficulty
- uniqueOnly one exists
- resolverOne who finds solutions
- handlePart for gripping
- URLWeb location identifier
metadata · registration · lookup · linking · archiving · indexing · interoperability · searchability
Relating to education or theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- journalRecord of daily events
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
publication · paper · author · study · abstract · manuscript · preprint · dataset
Continuing despite difficulty
- stableSecure and unchanging
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- unchangingNot varying at all
- permanentFixed without end
reliable · durable · consistent · canonical · authoritative · verifiable · trustworthy
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- bibliographyList of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
citing · source · MLA · APA · Chicago · Harvard · attribution · traceability · verifiable · journal
repository
Place for storing things
- open accessFree public scholarly content
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- archiveStored historical records
library · portal · download · retrieval · lookup · resolution · discovery · findability · interoperability · clickable
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
URL · metadata · registration · lookup · linking · archiving · indexing · interoperability · searchability · retrieval
academic
Relating to education or theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- journalRecord of daily events
article · publication · paper · author · study · abstract · manuscript · preprint · dataset · publisher
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- stableSecure and unchanging
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- unchangingNot varying at all
permanent · reliable · durable · consistent · canonical · authoritative · verifiable · trustworthy
DOIbroken link
URL pointing to nothing
URL · dead link · link rot · web address · hyperlink