1. California Digital Library
DOI service providers
4 factors to consider
Joan Starr
California Digital Library

2. 1. Content types Crossref
To what types of scholarly content do you assign DOIs?
Crossref
Journals Books and reference works
Conference proceedings Reports/working papers
Standards Datasets
Dissertations Preprints
Components

3. 1. Content types DataCite
To what types of scholarly content do you assign DOIs?
DataCite
Audiovisual Collection
DataPaper Dataset
Event Image
InteractiveResource Model
PhysicalObject Service
Software Sound
Text Workflow
Other

4. 2. Price Crossref DataCite
Membership ($275) + deposit fees Estimate of annual expense* $TBD
(*based on current content type and volume)
Instructions: Take current year volume, and content type. Go to CR website, calculate cost.
DataCite
Membership (€2,000) + account and DOI fees
Estimate of annual expense**: €3,000 (~$3,500)
(**based past year’s volume of DOI creation)
Instructions: Shown above is base-level price. Contact for accurate modelling.

5. 3. Community Crossref Founded by publishers. Here’s what they say:
"If you publish, you’re a publisher
We are a global community of members, large and small, who publish scholarly content in all disciplines and in many formats. We define publishing broadly; your business model is your business."

6. 3. Community
DataCite
Founded by the research community. Here’s what they say:
“DataCite's strength is rooted in its active membership…DataCite members are the voting body of the organisation. Membership is open to all organisations that share our data sharing mission.”

7. 4. Support
Starting points for your exploration Crossref DataCite and New Member Reading List