Identification
Work Package 2 of Telematics for Libraries project BIBLINK (LB 4034)
The BIBLINK Project
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1. Document Control

Issue Date of Issue Comments
0.108 February 1997 First draft for comments.
0.225 March 1997 Second draft for comments.
0.307 May 1997 Final version for comments
1.013 May 1997 Final version

1.1 Abstract

This report is the deliverable for workpackage 2 Identification for the BIBLINK project. It provides a concrete recommendation for the unique identification of electronic publications. Several identification schemes have been investigated and evaluated. The following identifiers are recommended: ISSN, ISBN, SICI, DOI and URN. The functional requirements for a unique identifier are analysed and a list of requirements drawn up. A template listing the aspects that should be analysed has been drawn up to ensure that the identification schemes are analysed in the same way. The identification schemes are evaluated against the requirements.

1.2 Keywords

Library, BIBLINK, bibliographic, national library, electronic publications, unique identifiers, identification schemes, ISBN, ISSN, SICI, PII, DOI, URN, PURL.
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