It does not affect the resolution path - only the
content resolved to.
Which brings us to e-publishing.
The DOI Foundation has unveiled the DOI-EB (EB stands for e-
books) Initiative in the Book Expo America Show 2001, to, in
their words:
"Determine requirements with respect to the application of
unique identifiers to eBooks
Develop proofs-of-concept for the use of DOIs with eBooks
Develop technical demonstrations, possibly including a
prototype eBook Registration Agency."
It is backed by a few major publishers, such as McGraw-Hill,
Random House, Pearson, and Wiley.
This ostensibly modest agenda conceals a revolutionary and
ambitious attempt to unambiguously identify the origin of
digital content (in this case, e-books) and link a universe of
information to each and every ID number. Aware of competing
efforts underway, the DOI Foundation is actively courting the
likes of "indecs" (Interoperability of Data in E-Commerce
System) and OeBF (Open e-Book). Companies ,like Enpia Systems
of South Korea (a DOI Registration Agency), have already
implemented a DOI-cum-indecs system.
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