Library Cataloging
I'm not sure why PURLs are not used more. CONSER is investigating their use and the GOP uses them. There are a good number of records in OCLC with them. However, that seems to be all. I've tried to convince a state organization to set up their own PURL resolver, but with only mild interest and no results. They did install a link checker against the database, but that is not the same thing. I've also tried to get the Regional Planetary Image Facilities to set up a topical one but with no interest there.The fact is they can work so well. Yesterday I checked the links in our catalog. One of the broken links was a PURL created by the GPO. I sent them a note last night that it was broken and where it should point and this morning it was fixed. Not just for me, but for all the institutions that have that record in their system. They did not even know it was broken and it has been fixed. Talk about service.
- 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...
- 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 Url
There is another PURL service available U-ID. This is a for profit organization. Seems to me the OCLC PURL system would be a better option for libraries. There is the need for these services. I just wonder why the OCLC service has not caught on more widely....
- Persistent Uniform Resource Locator (purl)
I'm not sure why these never have taken off like wildfire. There is a need for a system to redirect users to the proper item on the Web. The co-operative upkeep of links saves time and ensures that the links are checked and corrected more often. The...
Library Cataloging
PURLs
I'm not sure why PURLs are not used more. CONSER is investigating their use and the GOP uses them. There are a good number of records in OCLC with them. However, that seems to be all. I've tried to convince a state organization to set up their own PURL resolver, but with only mild interest and no results. They did install a link checker against the database, but that is not the same thing. I've also tried to get the Regional Planetary Image Facilities to set up a topical one but with no interest there.The fact is they can work so well. Yesterday I checked the links in our catalog. One of the broken links was a PURL created by the GPO. I sent them a note last night that it was broken and where it should point and this morning it was fixed. Not just for me, but for all the institutions that have that record in their system. They did not even know it was broken and it has been fixed. Talk about service.
- 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...
- 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 Url
There is another PURL service available U-ID. This is a for profit organization. Seems to me the OCLC PURL system would be a better option for libraries. There is the need for these services. I just wonder why the OCLC service has not caught on more widely....
- Persistent Uniform Resource Locator (purl)
I'm not sure why these never have taken off like wildfire. There is a need for a system to redirect users to the proper item on the Web. The co-operative upkeep of links saves time and ensures that the links are checked and corrected more often. The...