On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Dan Matei <dan_at_cimec.ro> wrote:
>>
>> Whatever identifier scheme you use is prone to change - we
>> all know how unique ISBNs are for instance!
>
> What about GUID [Global Unique Identifier] aka UUID ?
>
> E.g. 73f6abe5-ce82-4f92-88cc-59e81b858664
I would much, much rather have a URI that could potentially give me
resource description back.
Any identifier scheme has disadvantages -- the hand wringing about
URIs won't matter one whit when libraries are a footnote in history
because they refused to acknowledge the web.
-Ross.
Received on Tue Oct 27 2009 - 09:57:52 EDT