•DOIs are assigned on behalf of registrants (content
owners and other
bodies) by approved DOI
Registration Agencies (RAs).
–These RAs contribute to the IDF
to support the infrastructure (technical and social) which underpins the
DOI system.
–The IDF charges RAs a fee which
is part fixed (currently $35K) and part varied (currently $0.04 /DOI) – aiming to reduce this as
volume increases
•RAs are free to establish their own business model for
the allocation
of DOIs.
–Value-added services offered by
a DOI RA will include more than simple provision of a DOI: data, content or
rights management.
–DOI RAs may also choose to collaborate with
others in business agreements and services, as well as use the generic facilities
offered by
interoperability features of DOIs.
–Business models could include
free DOI allocation
•So there is no single business model applicable to all
DOI RAs,
–consequently no single answer
to the question of how a DOI is paid for and what it costs.
How are costs met?
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