[Handle-info] CNRI Handle Extension for Firefox

[Robert Tupelo-Schneck <schneck@cnri.reston.va.us>]

CNRI is pleased to announce the release of the CNRI Handle Extension
for Firefox, available at
http://www.handle.net/hs-tools/extensions/firefox_hdlclient.html

After installing this extension in your Firefox browser, you will be
able to directly access handle URIs like

hdl:4263537/4000

or

doi:10.1000/1

by typing them into the address bar, clicking on links with such
references, or even having one as the source of an image.

Your browser will resolve these handles using the native Handle System
protocol.  What's more, if you do follow a link to a web-to-handle
proxy server (e.g., http://hdl.handle.net/4263537/4000 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.1000/1), your browser will recognize this and use
the native Handle System protocol instead.

A configuration option can turn off redirecting to URLs embedded in
the handle values, allowing you to examine the structure of the handle
record.

We see this as only an early step toward providing productive tools
for Handle System users to do more with handles.  Future work includes
a toolbar which will appear with handle redirections and enable
additional interactions with the handle and its values.  Please feel
welcome to email me with any suggestions.

Robert


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