Provides services for resolving identifiers
including OpenURL metadata, DOI, PURL,
Handle etc. This includes redirection to document delivery services, redirection to online
bookshops, to local library services, and other discovery activities. Resolver services will
use institutional and individual preferences to determine resolution preferences.
Key functions of this service are:
- resolving identifier to the URL of the current location of a resource
- resolving metadata to a set of links to appropriate copies of a resource
- providing links to value-added services based on metadata about resource
Standards and specifications with applicability
in this area are:
- OpenURL
- DOI
- URI
- Handle
- PURL
Related services are:
