The first two seem to have moved to :
http://vvl.lib.msu.edu/findingaids.cfm
and
http://humanmedicine.msu.edu/about/history.asp
If you test more links on that page you'll see that the URL for "The History
of Agricultural Economics at MSU" is no longer correct, but we have a 404
error page at our site that provides the correct link (patting self on
back).
-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Richard Wiggins
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 3:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MSUNAG] Digital preservation: a sad link rot story from MSU Web
space
Several years ago I compiled a list of sources about history of MSU.
Someone was asking online about MSU's name over the years and I went to look
it up.
Sadly, it turns out that many of the sources have removed or renamed the
pages.
If you go to www.msu.edu and search for "history" you'll find:
History of Michigan State University
http://keywords.msu.edu/viewpathfinder.asp?id=7
And it is surprising how many links that describe important MSU history have
become broken:
Vincent Voice Library Finding Aid.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/services/dmc/vincent//findaids/
A Brief History of the College of Human Medicine
http://www.chm.msu.edu/chmhome/home/history.htm
MSU Presidents - Biographical Sketches
https://www.msu.edu/unit/msuarhc/presdnt.html
WKAR Television - Historical Note
http://wkar.org/tv/about/index.php#history
I hope folks that care about MSU history will restore these links, and I
hope someone will edit the Pathfinder to point to the content.
It's not just about preserving the bits; breaking URLs breaks history.
/rich
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