Persistent Uniform Resource Locator

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persistent identifier web technology

A Persistent Uniform Resource Locator (PURL) is a stable web address that redirects to the current location of a resource, ensuring long-term access even if the underlying URL changes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Uniform Resource Locator	2
Persistent Uniform Resource Locator canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3267210 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
Context triple: [Handle System, relatedTo, Persistent Uniform Resource Locator]

A. Cool URIs for the Semantic Web
Cool URIs for the Semantic Web is a W3C note that provides best-practice guidelines on designing stable, resolvable web identifiers (URIs) for publishing and linking semantic web data.
B. Digital Object Identifier system
The Digital Object Identifier system is a standardized framework for assigning persistent, unique alphanumeric identifiers to digital content such as scholarly articles, enabling reliable citation, discovery, and long-term access.
C. Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One is a W3C-authored technical document that defines the foundational principles and design of the Web’s architecture.
D. Finding: Publishing and Linking on the Web
"Finding: Publishing and Linking on the Web" is a W3C Technical Architecture Group document that provides best-practice guidance on how web resources should be published and linked to ensure durability, interoperability, and clarity on the Web.
E. Finding: The Self-Describing Web
"Finding: The Self-Describing Web" is a W3C Technical Architecture Group document that explains how web resources should carry or link to enough metadata and semantics to allow automated agents and humans to understand and use them without prior agreement.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
Target entity description: A Persistent Uniform Resource Locator (PURL) is a stable web address that redirects to the current location of a resource, ensuring long-term access even if the underlying URL changes.

A. Cool URIs for the Semantic Web
Cool URIs for the Semantic Web is a W3C note that provides best-practice guidelines on designing stable, resolvable web identifiers (URIs) for publishing and linking semantic web data.
B. Digital Object Identifier system
The Digital Object Identifier system is a standardized framework for assigning persistent, unique alphanumeric identifiers to digital content such as scholarly articles, enabling reliable citation, discovery, and long-term access.
C. Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One is a W3C-authored technical document that defines the foundational principles and design of the Web’s architecture.
D. Finding: Publishing and Linking on the Web
"Finding: Publishing and Linking on the Web" is a W3C Technical Architecture Group document that provides best-practice guidance on how web resources should be published and linked to ensure durability, interoperability, and clarity on the Web.
E. Finding: The Self-Describing Web
"Finding: The Self-Describing Web" is a W3C Technical Architecture Group document that explains how web resources should carry or link to enough metadata and semantics to allow automated agents and humans to understand and use them without prior agreement.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	persistent identifier ⓘ web technology ⓘ
abbreviation	OCLC ⓘ PURL ⓘ
canIdentify	datasets ⓘ digital documents ⓘ metadata records ⓘ multimedia resources ⓘ web pages ⓘ
category	digital preservation technologies ⓘ persistent identifiers ⓘ web addressing ⓘ
developedBy	Online Computer Library Center ⓘ
governedBy	PURL policies ⓘ
hasAdvantage	allows updating target without changing public link ⓘ reduces link rot ⓘ supports resource management over time ⓘ
hasComponent	PURL record ⓘ PURL resolver ⓘ target URL ⓘ
hasConceptualModel	indirection between identifier and resource location ⓘ
hasDisadvantage	depends on availability of resolver service ⓘ requires administrative maintenance of mappings ⓘ
hasProperty	can be updated to point to new target URLs ⓘ human-readable URL form ⓘ location-independent identifier ⓘ supports long-term persistence despite URL changes ⓘ
hasProvider	Internet Archive PURL service ⓘ linked to: Internet Archive OCLC PURL service ⓘ linked to: OCLC
hasPurpose	decouple resource identity from resource location ⓘ ensure long-term access to web resources ⓘ provide stable web addresses for resources ⓘ
redirectsTo	current location of a resource ⓘ
relatedTo	Archival Resource Key ⓘ Digital Object Identifier ⓘ linked to: DOI Handle System ⓘ Uniform Resource Identifier ⓘ linked to: RFC 3986 Uniform Resource Locator ⓘ
typicalHTTPStatusCode	301 ⓘ 302 ⓘ
usedIn	digital libraries ⓘ institutional repositories ⓘ library catalogs ⓘ scholarly communication systems ⓘ web archiving ⓘ
usesMechanism	HTTP redirection ⓘ URL forwarding ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Handle System → relatedTo → Persistent Uniform Resource Locator ⓘ

RFC 4516 → uses → Uniform Resource Locator ⓘ

linked to: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator

Uniform Resource Name → relatedTo → Uniform Resource Locator ⓘ