On Wed, Jul 04, 2007 at 01:13:38PM +0200, Ina Smith wrote: > My question relates to the preservation of the bitstream URL: In stead > of linking from another database (e.g. our library catalogue) to the > Item URL, we would like to link directly to the Bitstream URL. Is > there any guarantee that the Bitstream URL will also stay persistent > if we decide to export our items to another server one day? We also > use the CNRI Handle System.
The short answer is "no". Bitstreams don't get handles, so if you move your DSpace having directly referenced a Bitstream URL, that link will either break, or you will have to maintain it yourself (which is a bad road to go down). Until this is fixed (and I should point out that not everyone thinks it's a problem) you shouldn't use Bitstream URLs anywhere unless you're prepared to deal with it when the time comes. cheers, Jim -- James Rutherford | Hewlett-Packard Limited registered Office: Research Engineer | Cain Road, HP Labs | Bracknell, Bristol, UK | Berks +44 117 312 7066 | RG12 1HN. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Registered No: 690597 England The contents of this message and any attachments to it are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message in error, you should delete it from your system immediately and advise the sender. To any recipient of this message within HP, unless otherwise stated you should consider this message and attachments as "HP CONFIDENTIAL". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
