The DOI^® System is currently being standardised through ISO. In December 2007 the Working Group for this project approved a final draft as a Committee Draft (standard for voting) which is now being processed by ISO. See Overviews, Standards and Specifications for information and updates on the process as it develops.

"Digital object identifier", entry in Wikipedia.

"Naming and Meaning: key to the management of intellectual property in digital media" by Norman Paskin (pre-print). Paper reviewed and accepted for publication as part of The Europe-China Conference on Intellectual Property in Digital Media (IPDM06), Shanghai, October 2006.

"Naming and Meaning of Digital Objects" by Norman Paskin (pre-print). Paper reviewed and accepted for publication as part of 2nd International Conference on Automated Production of Cross Media Content for Multi-channel Distribution, Leeds, UK, December 2006.

"Naming and meaning: requirements for Internet progress" by Norman Paskin. Position paper in: Internet Governance for Development: Focusing on the Issues (invited workshop).

"The International DOI Foundation: A Persistent Organisation Supporting a Persistent Identifier" by Cynthia Hodgson, ISQ Editor, in NISO's Information Standards Quarterly, July 2004, pg. 6.

5th International Workshop for Technical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Business Models for Virtual Goods, "Indirect DRM Evaluation Architecture". Presentation by Gregory Heileman, Henry Jerez, Pramod Jamkhedkar and Joud Khoury, October 2007.

WIPO Seminar on Rights Management Information, "Identifiers and Licensing Information, Overview and Introduction", presentations prepared by Norman Paskin for the seminar, September 2007.

"Content Industry Standards Activities", Overview and Presentation prepared for the ITU Focus Group on Identity Management, February 2007.

"The Handle System", Overview and Presentation prepared for the ITU Focus Group on Identity Management, February 2007.

Electronic Publishing, Digital Archiving and Licensing, a Joint Workshop from EDItEUR and AKEP, 20 October 2005, Frankfurt Book Fair. See Norman Paskin's presentation "Structured management of digital content and licenses"

27th International Supply Chain Specialists Meeting, 18 October 2005, Frankfurt Book Fair. See presentation by Angela D'Agostino, Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Frankfurt Supply Chain Seminar, "The DOI in Mainstream Publishing".

Seminar on Electronic Communication of Licence Terms and Rights Information
2 December 2004, London, UK. Sponsored by EDItEUR, Book Industry Communication and NISO. View Norman Paskin's presentation on the Indecs Data Dictionary.)

DOI^® News
June 2009

Topics covered in this news release are: "Launch of Vocabulary Mapping Framework ", "Registration open for 2009 IDF Open Meeting: "Ensuring Persistence" ", "IDF partners in Europeana, and New publications on DOI System.

DOI^® News
March 2009

Topics covered in this news release are: "European initiative launched to facilitate access to research data", "Launch of "Actionable ISBN" using DOI System", and "2009 IDF Open Meeting: "Ensuring Persistence".

DOI^® News
June 2008

Topics covered in this news release are: "ISO standard on the DOI System: Update", "Presentations from IDF Annual Meetings 2008", "Recent DOI Tools" and "Overview article on the DOI System: Revised".

DOI^® News
December 2007

Topics covered in this news release are: "ISO standard on the DOI System", "IDF Annual Meetings 2008", "Standards to be linked using DOI System" and "Latest DOI Tools".

DOI^® News
July 2007

Topics covered in this news release are: "Innovative uses of the DOI System", "International DOI Foundation participating in BISG study group", "International DOI Foundation joins ACAP" and "Recent technology interviews about the DOI System".

DOI^® News
March 2007

Topics covered in this news release are: "Chinese DOI Agency launched", "DOI Foundation participating in licensing standard activities", and "IDF meetings to be held in June".

See the archive for earlier DOI^® News and Press Releases.