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Researching digital objects
Published in Catherine Dawson, A–Z of Digital Research Methods, 2019
If you are interested in finding out more about researching digital objects, Foster and Rafferty (2016) provide a collection of essays that are divided into three parts: 1) analysis and retrieval of digital cultural objects; 2) digitising projects in libraries, archives and museums (case studies); 3) social networking and digital cultural objects (if you are interested in social networking, more information about social network analysis is provided in Chapter 53). For deeper insight into the philosophy and theory of digital objects, and the existential structure of digital objects, see Hui (2016). Adams and Thompson (2016) provide an enlightening discussion on the relationship between humans and digital objects, and on the ethical and political implications of this relationship. A good understanding of information retrieval methods (Chapter 23) and digital visual methods (Chapter 16) will be of benefit to your research. If your chosen digital objects contain audio or video content that require analysis, further information can be found in Chapter 2 (audio analysis) and Chapter 55 (video analysis). Digital objects can be identified by a persistent identifier or handle called a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). These tend to be used for academic papers, books, ebooks, ejournals, datasets, spreadsheets, government publications, EU publications, tables and graphs produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and some commercial video content. More information about the DOI system can be obtained from the International DOI Foundation website (details below). Other useful websites are listed below and in Chapter 23.
Identifiers and Identification
Published in Mike Cox, Linda Tadic, Ellen Mulder, Descriptive Metadata for Television An End-to-End Introduction, 2006
Mike Cox, Linda Tadic, Ellen Mulder
Digital object identifiers are names assigned to any entity for use on digital networks. The DOI system is claimed to provide a framework for supplying persistent identification, managing intellectual content and metadata, linking customers with content suppliers, facilitating electronic commerce, and enabling automated management of media. The DOI is a key component of the CNRI handle (discussed later). DIIs are purchased from the foundation and there is a charge for each one issued.
Current status and future directions of geoportals
Published in International Journal of Digital Earth, 2020
Hao Jiang, John van Genderen, Paolo Mazzetti, Hyeongmo Koo, Min Chen
The three geoportals can serve large volume and intensive categories of spatial data and geo-information generated from multiple data providers in Earth science. Data, datasets, and databases are identified by technologies like unique resource identifier and Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The identifier technology facilitates identifying and addressing the data.