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Uniform Resource Names

URLs, the addresses used on the Web, provide the location of a given resource. If a resource moves, its URL changes. URNs are intended to overcome this problem by providing a long term identifier for resources. Given a URN, a Web browser will be able to resolve it into one or more URLs to discover the location of the resource. This is achieved by using a resolution service.

The URN for the Web version of Ariadne is:

urn:issn:1361-3200

For more information see:

IETF URN Working Group
LANL URN page
URN Overview from LANL
Uniform Resource Names (URNs) Next Generation Internet Identifiers, April 1998 - Leslie L. Daigle, Bunyip Information Systems Inc.

Maintained by: Andy Powell
Last updated: 21-Apr-1998

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