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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