Library Cataloging
PURL Server News
The PURL Server is being replaced with a new architecture.
During the transition period the ability to Register, Create, or Modify records on this Server will be disabled. If testing of the new release is successful, we will announce a more definite cutover date.
When this new architecture goes into effect some of the purls that were resolved by the old purl server will cause errors on the new system. This is because some of the purls sent to the server are not legitimate urls.
Examples of these illegal purls are: /dc/elements/1.1\\ (trailing illegal characters)
-
Oclc's Purl Server
OCLC has a new version of their PURL server running.The software is open source and was written for us by Zepheira. The original specifications for the new software allowed for some variation in the exact operation of PURLs. Our thinking was that part...
-
Purl Spam
The spam problem on the OCLC PURL server has been resolved.A new PURL server has been put into service.Deleting what we though were spam. We added a disclaimer about PURLS on the first page.53674 PURLS were deleted along with 95 user ids.PURLS has now...
-
Oclc Purl Server
This meaasge from Tom Dehn was distributed on the PURL-L e-mail distribution list.There are 58000+ spam sites in the PURL Server.I am working on a means to delete them (It needs further development and testing).The PURL server has been available to anyone...
-
The Link Element & A Page's Purl
I don't understand why Persistent URLs are not more common. Using the LINK element in HTML documents to indicate a page's PURL is another tool that may make them more common.Bookmarking a page that has a PURL is difficult. The user must know about...
-
Persistent Identifiers
My summary of the PURLs/Handles aspect of the creation of persistent identifiers:When deciding on what system to use to help manage collections pointed at with URIs, there are two major systems people use: Handles and PURLs. I have looked at several comparisons...
Library Cataloging