Addressing - Solutions
DOIs (Document Object Identifiers):
- Proposed by publishing industry as a solution
- Aimed at supporting rights ownership
- Business model needed
PURLs (Persistent URLs):
- Provide single level of redirection
Pragmatic Solution:
- URLs don't break - people break them
- Design URLs to have long life-span
Further information:
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