PURLs and URNs were also discussed. The content of the presentation incorporated librarianship and the role that librarians play in the organization of Internet resources. The following is a summary of this workshop. Any omissions or errors are mine alone. Libraries and the Internet A library's main goals are to select, collect, organize, provide access to, and preserve information.
Similar goals apply to resources on the Internet.
However, several factors integral to Internet resources make the librarian's job difficult. Librarians must select from millions of pages on the Internet. Often pages disappear, move to other servers, or the content changes. Such are the challenges that librarians face. Resource description can be more cost-effective if automatic tools rather than traditional cataloguing methods are used.