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On 8 May 2008, at 12:01, Julie Allinson wrote: > There has been some interest here in providing a mechanism for > persistent identification here at York and although I think this can > be achieved in other ways (a handle server, through the repository > etc.) DOIs are recognised by academics and for the relatively low > cost, could be a worthwhile investment to support better management > of resources. I'd be interested to know what the rationales are for providing persistent URLs through an external provider. Is it because academics like to do the same as publishers because it makes them feel "more official". This has definitely been a rationale for some projects I have been involved in. We have been artificially persisting (ie redirecting) significant URLs for over a decade in our school. It's not a technically complex job, you just need to get the right policy in place! -- Les