DOIs, or Digital Object Identifiers, are used to identify content objects in the digital environment. They provide an actionable, interoperable, persistent link of an object, which can be any entity (thing: physical, digital, or abstract). DOIs, as defined by the International DOI Foundation, are:
DOIs mean that the same version of an article, image, dataset, graph, etc., can be retrieved at any point in future.
First select the indicator(s), variables, and chart, map, graph, or ranking that you wish to save for viewing later, citing in your research, or including in your work product. (For more information on searching and manipulating the data in Data Planet Statistical Datasets, click here. ) Below is a trend showing median household income in three US states:
Notice that below the infographic on the right, there is an active link labeled "Create Link (DOI)". Click to generate a DOI. (If a DOI has already been created for this particular view, an actual DOI will display rather than "Create Link (DOI)".) After you Create the DOI, the statistical abstract that appears below the infographic is updated to display the DOI in the same spot where "Create Link (DOI)" had appeared. This link can be copy and pasted into your work product, an email, etc. Using this link ensures that the person you provide it to will see the same view of the data that you selected. The DOI is included with all export options in Data Planet.
The DOI also appears in the citation of the view - you should always include the DOI when you cite a view in your papers. It is acceptable to shorten the DOI using the shortDOI® Service made available by the International DOI Federation. Enter the base DOI (eg, 10.6068/DP16F86DB812921) at the site and the service will either create a new shortDOI, or return the existing shortDOI if one has already been created. Applications that resolve DOI names will treat the shortDOI identically to the original.
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