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According to ISO 26324, the referent shall be described unambiguously and precisely by DOI metadata, based on a structured data model that enables the referent of a DOI name to be associated with metadata of any desired degree of precision and granularity to support identification, description and services associated with a referent. This is designed to do the following:

•promote interoperability within networks of DOI users by enabling independent systems to exchange information and initiate actions from each other in transactions involving DOI names
Since DOI names can be assigned to any type of object, such interoperability can be across different types of content (for example, audiovisual, music and text).

•ensure minimum standards of quality of administration of DOI names by registrants, and facilitate the administration of the DOI system as a whole