URN:NBN Resolver for Germany and Switzerland

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

URN:NBN Resolver for Germany and Switzerland provides resolution of URNs from urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch namespaces and forwards URNs from other namespaces to their respective resolvers.

Target Customer

Organizations and individuals who manage or reference URNs in Germany and Switzerland, specifically those using urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch namespaces.

Key Differentiator

Locally resolves German and Swiss URNs while delegating remaining country namespaces to their respective resolvers, consolidating URN resolution in one interface.

Implementation Timeline

Not specified

Pain Points

1Need to resolve URNs for Germany and Switzerland (urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch) in a single tool.
2Interoperability across multiple international URN namespaces requires forwarding to multiple resolvers.
3Need to know current production/status and maintenance information for the resolver.

Key Features

1Resolves URNs from urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch namespaces.
2Forwards URNs from Finland, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Slovenia, the Czechia and Hungary to their respective resolvers.
3Provides a GUI with URL search to check if a URL is already registered for a URN (within urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch).
4Shows examples of URNs and their associated URLs for reference.

Target Customer Industries

Competitive Advantages

1Consolidated URN resolution for Germany and Switzerland.
2Automatic forwarding of non-DE/CH namespaces to appropriate resolvers, reducing manual routing.
3Accessible via GUI with practical features like URL lookup and example mappings.

Key Benefits

1Centralized resolution for urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch URNs

2URL registration checks for a URN within supported namespaces

3Access to associated URLs for given URNs via examples

Additional Product Information

Product Description

Web-based URN resolver that resolves URNs from urn:nbn:de and urn:nbn:ch namespaces and forwards other country namespaces to their respective resolvers.

Target Market

Libraries, national libraries, and institutions managing URNs in Germany and Switzerland

Unique Value Proposition

Centralized resolution for German and Swiss URNs with delegation to international resolvers for other namespaces.

Technical Requirements

Production version 0.9.8; WildFly 35.0.1.Final; Red Hat, Inc. 21.0.6+7-LTS; Linux amd64 5.14.0-427.74.1.el9_4.x86_64

Pricing Model

Not specified

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