Download This PaperEnding Law Review Link Rot: A Plea for Adopting DOI
Legal Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 41, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0270319X.2022.2089810
University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 505
Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23-03
5 Pages Posted: 24 Jun 2022 Last revised: 3 Feb 2023
Date Written: June 22, 2022
Abstract
Law reviews have yet to adopt the practice of attaching persistent identifiers to their online publications, leaving them particularly susceptible to link/reference rot. This article discusses the implementation of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and makes a plea to law review societies, law librarians, and legal publishers to adopt this basic digital preservation practice, which is ubiquitous in almost every other academic discipline.
Keywords: DOI, digital preservation, link rot, Digital Object Identifier, law reviews, legal academy
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Valeri Craigle (Contact Author)
James E. Faust Law Library ( email )
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University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law ( email )
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Aaron Retteen
Texas A&M University School of Law ( email )
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Benjamin John Keele
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law ( email )
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United States