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OCLC to work with Zepheira to redesign OCLC’s Persistent URL service

 
OCLC and Zepheira announced today that they will work together to rearchitect OCLC’s Persistent URL (PURL) service to more effectively support the management of resources in today’s dynamic Web environment.

The software developed will be released under an Open Source Software license allowing PURLs and the PURL infrastructure to be used in various applications for public or proprietary use.

Read the full news release:
www.oclc.org/news/releases/200669.htm

More Information

PURLs
purl.org

Zepheira
zepheira.com

World Wide Web Consortium - Semantic Web activity
www.w3.org/2001/sw/

For more information:

Stu Weibel
Consulting Research Scientist
OCLC Programs and Research
weibel@oclc.org
+1-614-764-6081

Thom Hickey
Chief Scientist
OCLC Programs and Research
hickey@oclc.org
+1-614-764-6075

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