We are in the embryonic stages of implementing handles for our organization, and are interested in the various approaches institutions have taken in deciding how exactly what the suffix is. We realize there is a great deal of flexibility handles offers in this regard, but we are exploring the philosophies handles users and the relative merits and demerits of each approach. We've exotic examples that describe the content, others that are essentially inventory numbers, another that indicates the bibliographic system record number. There is large variety.
I think I recall someone writing into this discussion group and having -- either inadvertently or otherwise -- created a handle that was essentially the date/time group down to the millisecond created by the handles software, but have not been able to re-locate that posting. Is this possible?
Thanks.
Michael A. Clark
Program Planning Specialist
Library Services and Content Management
U.S. Government Printing Office
732 North Capitol Street, NW (Mail Stop: IDLP)
Washington, D.C. 20401
202-512-1372 (V) 202-512-1432 (F)
mclark@gpo.gov