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 | | For example, operations on a digital object may be subject to specific terms and conditions in licensing agreements set forth in an object's metadata or elsewhere, or, simply, a requirement that appropriate attribution of authorship be given and that the integrity of the material be respected. |
 | | For example, cataloging and indexing digital objects for the purpose of delineating the collection for subsequent access may be permitted, while performing such actions for the purpose of describing the contents of a collection in substantial detail may not. |
 | | Conceptually, a digital object is a logical entity or data structure whose two principal components are digital material ("data"), plus a unique identifier for the material and other information pertaining to the data ("metadata"). |
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