Hi All,

I'm in the process of developing this filter for moodle (see link below) 
which centralises URLs, allowing librarians to distribute links in the 
form of "hashtags" (for want of a better phrase) so would allow 
centralised link checking. I use Xenu link checker.

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=149118

It works fine as it is, but could do with some more development over the 
summer, such as putting the info in a database and offering an librarian 
admin screen.

Roger


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From:   Paul Stainthorp <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:   27/05/2010 14:11
Subject:        Re: Dead links in reading lists
Sent by:        Discussion of solutions for providing Reading Lists in 
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Hello Rachel,

Our reading list software (LearnBuild LibraryLink) also provides a
link-integrity checker. We're nothing like organised enough to run it
daily(!) - once a semester is more likely; I would then provide a report
to subject librarians on broken links that they might want to update.

We're looking at developing a new model for reading lists that isn't
dependent on proprietary software; you've reminded me that link
integrity will be an important consideration...

Regards,

Paul 

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From: Discussion of solutions for providing Reading Lists in academic
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Rachael Morgan
Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 7:19 PM
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Subject: Dead links in reading lists

Dear Colleagues

Here at the University of Glamorgan we've been using Talislist for a
number of years but haven't managed to resolve the issue of locating
dead links in reading lists. 

Our current solution is to add a statement at the top of each list,
asking for dead links to be reported to an attached e-mail address.
However, we've only received messages from this e-mail address a handful
of times and know that there are many more dead links out there than
have been reported!

We will soon be implementing the SFX link resolver, solving the problem
for many of our resources, but we will still be left with general web
links potentially going dead.  There are currently over 4,000 resources
in our reading lists that won't be dealt with by SFX - too many to check
manually - and this number keeps growing. 

We would be grateful if colleagues could share with us their experiences
of locating dead links in their online reading lists, even if it's a
method that hasn't been effective.

Many thanks,
Rachael Morgan
Digital Resources Librarian
Learning Resources Centre
University of Glamorgan
01443 482607
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