November 18, 2003

Free the archives!

Here's a pointer to instructions on how to avoid linkrot, aka the annoying disappearance of articles to which you've linked. Kevin got it from Lisa Williams, who has an updated item about the problem and its NYT solution here.

Posted by Linkmeister at November 18, 2003 11:26 AM
Comments

See I avoid all this by making sure I have the full title of the article, author, paper, and date. That way if anyone REALLY needs it (like myself, for instance) I can always run a full search on it, at the library if need be. But that's also why I quote from the article too - in case the thing gets archived and only available for pay. I hate it when that happens...

Posted by: batty at November 23, 2003 06:09 PM

Er, wait, I meant THEY can run a full search on it - it's not as if I'm offering to do that, no no no!

Posted by: batty at November 23, 2003 06:09 PM