You might find this helpful: http://www.loc.gov/standards/uri/
Follow the link for "About URIs" ----------------------------------------------------------- John Hostage Authorities Librarian Langdell Hall host...@law.harvard.edu Harvard Law School Library +(1)(617) 495-3974 (voice) Cambridge, MA 02138 +(1)(617) 496-4409 (fax) http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:rd...@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Carol Seiler > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 16:34 > To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > Subject: [RDA-L] URL or URI (was RE: Urls in access fields) > > Mac's original stated: > It seems strange to me to use an "url" to access local information. > > Then Karen replied with: > 2. A URI is an identifier; it identifies > > I think I'm missing something somewhere - Are you talking about URIs > (Uniform Resource Idenitifer) or URLs (Uniform Resource Locator)? > Perhaps I am missing something or misinterpreting but I thought these > were different... > >
