This document discusses Springer's use of DOIs for eBooks. It provides an overview of Springer's eBook DOI workflow, including assigning DOIs to both book titles and chapters. The rationale is that individual chapters are displayable, searchable, citable, and saleable. The document also covers DOI construction algorithms, registration processes, and how DOIs are displayed on Springer platforms. It discusses reference linking, cited-by linking, and error prevention tools used to ensure quality control of DOI metadata.

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2011 CrossRef Workshop
Mike Waters, Production/Quality Assurance
November 14, 2011

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Overview
• Some background notes
• Rationale for assigning DOIs to both titles and chapters
• Algorithms for constructing DOIs
• High-level workflow for registering DOIs
• Display of DOIs
• DOI registration, reference linking, and cited-by linking
• Who gets Springer DOIs?
• Troubleshooting/corrections
• Error detection/prevention via various checking tools
• Summary

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Some Background Notes
• eBook Totals
– 1,500 book series
– 71,000 book DOIs (includes reference works and some ―Archive‖ titles)
– 1,500,000 chapter DOIs (includes reference works and some ―Archive‖ titles)
– Springer Book Archives will add about 65,000 more titles (back to the 1840s)
• eBook “Renditions” vs. DOIs for the “Work”
– Abstract HTML, Fulltext HTML, Fulltext PDF, ePub (forthcoming)
• Platform Targets for DOI Linking
– SpringerLink (most eBook DOIs)
– SpringerProtocols, SpringerMaterials, SpringerReference (selected book series)

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Rationale for Assigning DOIs to Both Titles and Chapters
• Chapter-wise production is more efficient in an XML workflow
• Decrease in production time, especially for contributed volumes
• Individual chapters are displayable AND searchable AND citable AND saleable
• Chapters can have outbound (from references) and inbound (cited-by) links
• ePub versions of books depend on chapter-wise content

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Algorithms for Constructing DOIs
• Book Workflow DOIs
– Book DOI: Springer prefix 10.1007 + ―/‖ + 13-digit ISBN
– Book DOI: Springer prefix 10.1007 + ―/‖ + 10-digit ISBN (for older titles)
– Chapter DOI: book DOI + ―_‖ + chapter sequence number
– Examples:
Book DOIs: 10.1007/978-94-007-2783-0 10.1007/3-540-54303-1
Chapter DOIs: 10.1007/978-94-007-2783-0_1 10.1007/3-540-54303-1_121
• Legacy DOIs
– Springer prefix 10.1007 + ―/‖ + ―BF‖ + ―b‖ + unique counter
– Examples:
Book DOI: 10.1007/BFb0105392
DOIs are just identifiers
Chapter DOI: 10.1007/BFb0105393

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High-Level Workflow for Registering DOIs
Product
database
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contract info)
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Production (CrossRef
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Production Production DOIs,
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(split book) (typesetting) MARC
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Distribution
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Data
repository SpringerLink,
eBook
partners)

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Display of DOIs: Book DOI on SpringerLink

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Display of DOIs: Chapter DOI on SpringerLink

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Display of DOIs: Chapter DOI in ePub

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Display of DOIs: Chapter DOI on SpringerProtocols

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Display of DOIs: Chapter DOI on SpringerImages

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Display of DOIs: Chapter DOI on SpringerReference

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DOI Registration, Reference Linking, and Cited-By Linking
• DOI Registration
– Automatic Springer processing of bibliographic metadata
– Enables inbound linking from off-site to response pages on Springer sites
• Reference Linking
– Automatic Springer processing of citation metadata
– Enables outbound linking from references to response pages on other sites
• Cited-By Linking
– Automatic MetaPress processing of cited-by data from CrossRef
– Enables ―dynamic‖ outbound linking from summary pages on SpringerLink

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Reference Linking at the Chapter Level

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Cited-By Linking at the Chapter (or Article) Level

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Who Gets Springer DOIs?
• SpringerLink and other Springer platforms
• Amazon, Google, Apple
• Ebrary, NetLibrary, and other eBook vendors
• MARC records for OCLC
• CrossRef

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Troubleshooting/Corrections
• Use the CrossRef Admin interface for troubleshooting
– Retrieve DOIs, metadata, and submission data
– DOI history data
– DOI conflict data
• CrossRef log-file analysis
• Errata handling
– Automated process enables links between original and erratum
• Withdrawals and retractions
– Manual process
– Electronic rights and copyright violations
– Plagiarism detection

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Error Detection/Prevention via Various Checking Tools
• Submission Checker – structural and system checks of eBook packages
– File and directory naming – important for logging and conversions
– Completeness of eBook package, e.g., number of chapters
– Consistency of DOI vs. ISBN in XML
• Content Checker – various checks of incoming XML content
– Book and chapter DOIs use ―valid‖ (known) prefixes
– Book print and electronic ISBNs are different
– Chapter last page is greater than or equal to first page
– Copyright year is required and ―valid‖ (greater than ―1800‖)
• DIPChecker – system checks against CrossRef and Springer databases
– DOI queries return metadata for comparison
– Metadata queries return DOIs for comparison

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Summary
• Know your content and automate whenever possible, preferably with XML
• DOIs point to the ―work‖, not to various renditions (PDF, HTML, ePub)
• Standardize production processes, whenever possible
• Chapter-wise processing has many benefits and few disadvantages
• DOIs can have meaning (internally), but REALLY they do not
• Use the new guidelines for displaying book AND chapter DOIs
• Reference linking and cited-by linking are extremely important and helpful
• An ounce of prevention (via checking routines) is worth a pound of cure

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