Maintenance and modifications of existing URL s is still needed. Although an increase in net traffic is apparent with the creation of PURL s due to redirection process involved, the uniformity involved and the hierarchical nature in maintaining them outweighs the increased net traffic. With an increase of URL s being added to bibliographic records a need for identifying broken links was evident. The integrity of the database relied on finding these URL s. URN s is a new technology for a naming scheme for electronic Web documents.
Issues being resolved include long complicated names.
The transfer to this technology from the use of PURL is also being addressed. FCLA is working on providing local access for PURL s vs using OCLC to create them. Also making PURL s translatable to URN s in anticipation of the technology, while supporting partial redirection and group maintenance by institutions. FCLA is working on syntax issues to make this work possible. The Florida Heritage Collection is an ongoing cooperative project of the SUS to digitize and provide online access to materials representing Florida s history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences.