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On Jan 26, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Erik Hetzner wrote: > > At Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:57:42 -0600, > Pottinger, Hardy J. wrote: >> >> Hi, this topic has come up for discussion with some of my >> colleagues, and I was hoping to get a few other perspectives. For a >> public interface to a repository and/or digital library, would you >> make the handle/PURL an active hyperlink, or just provide the URL in >> text form? And why? >> >> My feeling is, making the URL an active hyperlink implies confidence >> in the PURL/Handle, and provides the user with functionality they >> expect of a hyperlink (right or option-click to copy, or bookmark). > > A permanent URL should be displayed in the address bar of the user’s > browser. Then, when users do what they are going to do anyway (select > the link in the address bar & copy it), it will work. ...which is why I intensely dislike Handles and PURLs. Man-up (person-up? byte-up?) and make a long-term commitment to own the URLs you mint with your digital asset management system. Peter -- Peter Murray [log in to unmask] tel:+1-678-235-2955 Ass't Director, Technology Services Development http://dltj.org/about/ Lyrasis -- Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. The Disruptive Library Technology Jester http://dltj.org/ Attrib-Noncomm-Share http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/