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Step 2 - Persistent URL and Preservable Digital Objects

• Decide on a hostname (URL) for the repository.
• This name should be short and simple to remember, easy to type into documentation and good for marketing/branding.
• Ensure the name will never change and that it has a clean URL with no forward slash redirect.
• Ensure you only deposit preservable digital objects into the repository.

The persistent URL is vital for electronic citation persistence on the web in the long term and for repository marketing/branding.
Preservable digital objects are vital for access by future researchers

See: http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Best_Practices

http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Install_Ubuntu/S02

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http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Digital_Preservation/Electronic_Archives_Preservation_Policy/Preservable_Digital_Objects

http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Digital_Preservation/Electronic_Archives_Preservation_Policy/Electronic_Citation_Management

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