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+1 for eric and peter. A resource's URL has to be the one in the location bar. That's the one the delicious bookmarklet will grab, etc. On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Peter Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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/ >