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Slug

Label: Slug
Mandatory/Recommended: Mandatory
Controlled Vocab: no
Repeatable: No

Definition

A string appended to the base URL of a GeoBlacklight installation to create a unique landing page for each resource. It is visible to the user and serves the purpose of forming a persistent URL for each catalog item.

This string must be a globally unique value. The value should be alpha-numeric characters separated by dashes.

Instructions

This string must be a globally unique value. The value should be alpha-numeric characters separated by hyphens.
The slug makes up the URL for the resource in GeoBlacklight. If having a readable slug is desired, it is common to use the form, institution-keyword1-keyword2 (words or characters are separated by hyphens).
All strings will start with hawaii-

Examples

stanford-andhra-pradesh-village-boundaries