On 2 Jul 2015, at 11:51, Randy Bush <randy@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> i would appreciate hearing from actual publishing academics on the subject if doi would help them. >> Yes, it helps. This is one of the standard pieces of metadata that libraries use, and being able to provide a DOI makes things easier and bring the RFC series into line with typical best practice for academic publishing. > > really? i am told by uk peers that it is similar to what Riccardo wrote. It's possible that practises across different UK universities are not entirely homogeneous... Is having a DOI critical? No, obviously not, but it does help in some cases, and does make some things easier. At negligible cost. -- Colin Perkins https://csperkins.org/