Metadata Information Day Lund, Sweden October 11, 1996
Part 3: PURLs
Persistent Uniform Resource Locators
Stuart L. Weibel
Senior Research Scientist
OCLC Office of Research
PURLs
Introduction
PURL Syntax
Third Party PURL Resolution
Direct PURL Resolution
Redirection
Example
What makes PURLs Persistent?
Why Did OCLC Build the PURL Services?
Are PURLs Proprietary?
PURLs are not a Centralized Solution
Characteristics of an Ideal URN
Will PURLs be Superseded?
Who should consider PURLs?
Status of the OCLC PURL Services