When you publish your work in a journal or book, it will likely receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). There are times when you might want a DOI for work in the scholarly record but not traditionally published, like a dataset or work of digital scholarship. Researchers seeking DOIs can review our recommendations for free or low-cost repositories that will assign a DOI for your work. If you have questions, we recommend you reach out to L&IT staff or, if appropriate, to the Office of Sponsored Projects.