Identifier
Handle System
The Handle System is a protocol that assigns persistent identifiers and resolves them to each object's current location; the DOI runs on top of it.
How it connects
Who is behind it
- Handle System governed by DONA Foundation.
Builds on
- Crossref depends on Handle System.
- DataCite depends on Handle System.
- Dataverse depends on Handle System.
- DOI depends on Handle System. DOI names are Handles; resolution runs on the Handle System.
- DSpace depends on Handle System.
Related to
- Handle System relates to Persistent identifier. Resolution system that underpins the DOI and other persistent identifiers.
Links
Details
Also known as: Handle
Description
The Handle System resolves a persistent identifier to the current location of the object it represents. The DOI is the best-known naming scheme built on this protocol.
Attributes
| url | https://www.dona.net/handle-system |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q3126718 |
| status | active |
| governance | Nonprofit |
| type | Identifier |
| identifies | object |
| resolverUrl | https://hdl.handle.net/ |
| Tags | function: identification, region: global |
Sources
- https://www.dona.net/handle-system(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04
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