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At Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:56:42 -0400,
Ross Singer wrote:
>
> So, in a what is probably a vain attempt to put this debate to rest, I
> created a partial redirect PURL for sudoc:
>
> http://purl.org/NET/sudoc/
>
> If you pass it any urlencoded sudoc string, you'll be redirected to
> the GPO's Aleph catalog that searches the sudoc field for that string.
>
> http://purl.org/NET/sudoc/E%202.11/3:EL%202
>
> should take you to:
> http://catalog.gpo.gov/F/?func=find-c&ccl_term=GVD%3DE%202.11/3:EL%202
>
> There, Jonathan, you have a dereferenceable URI structure that you
> A) don't have to worry about pointing at something misleading
> B) don't have to maintain (although I'll be happy to add whoever as a
> maintainer to this PURL)
>
> If the GPO ever has a better alternative, we just point the PURL at it
> in the future.

Beautiful work, Ross. Thank you.

best,
Erik