Re: Re[3]: URLs

Peter Graham, RUL (mailto:psgraham@GANDALF.RUTGERS.EDU)
Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:55:43 EST 

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Date:         Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:55:43 EST
From: "Peter Graham, RUL" <mailto:psgraham@GANDALF.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Re[3]: URLs
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From:  Peter Graham, Rutgers University Libraries


This discussion would be helped by clarification on two points:


1) PURLs, or Persistent URLs, are a recent OCLC proposotion of some interest
to maintain a lasting URL as a front-URL even though the actual locations
change.


2)  URNs, by definition, don't change; so there's not an issue as there is
for URLs of "keeping track".  However URNs aren't implemented yet, and PURLs
are.


Maybe someone else could amplify on these and if not when I have more time
I'll try to.  --pg


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