What is a work's location?
A Work's Location is where you found the work.
What is a digital object identifier (DOI)?
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctt070.
Developed by a group of international publishers, the DOI System provides a means of persistent identification for managing information on digital networks. A DOI is a unique alphanumeric string assigned assigned by a registration agency to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the Internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when [the] article is published and made available electronically....We recommend that when DOIs are available, you include them for both print and electronic sources.
Source: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. p 188-189
What is a uniform resource locator (URL)?
The URL is used to map digital information on the Internet. The components of a URL are as follows:
Protocol host name Path to document file name of specific document
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http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct13/workplace.html
Protocol | Indicates what method a web browser or other type of Internet software should use to exchange data with the file server on which the desired document resides. The kind of protocol recognized by most browsers are the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) |
Host or domain name | Identifies the server on which the files reside |
Path to document | This is the file pathway on the server that leads to the document being displayed on the Internet |
File name | the name of the file that is being displayed |
Source: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th ed, p 187-188