Dead ends from OpenURL enabled hyperlinks aren't a result of the standard
though, but rather an aspect of both the problem they are trying to solve,
and the conceptual way they try to do this.

I'd content these dead ends are an implementation issue - and despite this I
have to say that my experience on the ground is that feedback from library
users on the use of link resolvers is positive - much more so than many of
the other library systems I've been involved with.

What I do see as a problem is that this market seems to have essentially
stagnated, at least as far as I can see. I suspect the reasons for this are
complex, but it would be nice to see some more innovation in this area.

Owen

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Ed Summers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Eric Hellman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Since this thread has turned into a discussion on OpenURL...
> >
> > I have to say that during the OpenURL 1.0 standardization process, we
> definitely had moments of despair. Today, I'm willing to derive satisfaction
> from "it works" and overlook shortcomings. It might have been otherwise.
>
> Personally, I've followed enough OpenURL enabled hyperlink dead ends
> to contest "it works".
>
> //Ed
>



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