Thank you Bram, This was not only an answer to my question, it was the perfect answer I was looking for! Maybe I will contact KULeuven to discuss further if they will have the time and interest.
Many thanks Börje Lewin >>> 2010-11-19 kl. 10:34, i meddelandet <aanlktikhcfjjedct24msxtazy8fvfalfth7vhhmf6...@mail.gmail.com>, skrev Bram Luyten <b...@mire.be>: > Hello Börje, > > good question. There might be a little bit of semantic confusion about the > term "handle" in DSpace. > Here are the two notions: > > - For every item in DSpace, a unique external identifier gets generated > (aside from the internal id). This id is called a handle. There is no way to > disable this, because DSpace needs a unique ID for every item. > - DSpace can be registered with the handle.net service, which takes care of > the persistent URI's. You will then be attributed a unique identifier for > your repository. Together with this unique repository ID, the item "handle" > will be enough for handle.net to create a unique, persistent URI. But it is > NOT obligatory to use or register with handle.net > > For example, http://lirias.kuleuven.be is not registered with handle.net. > The URI's to items look like this: > https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/174013 > > Clearly, 123456789 is the out of the box, default setting for the repository > identifier. But the unique identifier (handle) for one item, e.g. 174013 for > this item, will always be generated and necessary. > > I hope this answers your question. > > with kindest regards, > > Bram Luyten > > @mire - http://www.atmire.com > > Technologielaan 9 - 3001 Heverlee - Belgium > 533 2nd Street - Encinitas, CA 92024 - USA > > http://www.togather.eu - Before getting together, get t...@ther > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Börje Lewin <borje.le...@raa.se> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> We are interested in using DSpace for making publications searchable in >> a persistent way. I have seen that there is a "handle" component that is >> needed. But we will get URN:NBN identities from the Royal Library of >> Sweden and we already have our own sofisticated system for assigning and >> handling persistent URIs for all our objects (currently 3.4 million >> cultural heritage objects on the semantic web). With these two functions >> in place (URN:NBN, URI) and a mapping between them, is it possible to >> use DSpace without the handle component? Or is the handle component >> seriously integrated in the DSpace software? >> >> Best Regards >> Börje Lewin >> IT Architect >> Swedish National Heritage Board >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports >> standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. >> Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great >> experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> DSpace-tech mailing list >> DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
