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Hello. I am a complete novice when it comes to library science, and I am interested in building a catalog of my small personal library using modern cataloging techniques such as RDA. I am seeking a predicate that I can use to properly represent the URL at which a particular Item is available. For example, if I have a PDF copy of Crime and Punishment, I want the direct URL to that file saved in my triplestore. Does RDA have a predicate which is most appropriate for this?

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Hello!

RDA does indeed have the exact predicate you're looking for: the Manifestation attribute "has uniform resource locator"

IRI: http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/m/P30154

Toolkit entry (if you have access): https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-3a036743-f303-3327-9fac-25be1f6cf028

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Mackenzie Johnson
Cataloguing Librarian
University of Saskatchewan
He/Him/His

Original Message:
Sent: Feb 11, 2026 02:11 PM
From: A W
Subject: External link representation in RDA

Hello. I am a complete novice when it comes to library science, and I am interested in building a catalog of my small personal library using modern cataloging techniques such as RDA. I am seeking a predicate that I can use to properly represent the URL at which a particular Item is available. For example, if I have a PDF copy of Crime and Punishment, I want the direct URL to that file saved in my triplestore. Does RDA have a predicate which is most appropriate for this?

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A W
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That's exactly what I was looking for, thank you Mackenzie. Do you know of any publicly queryable catalogs (e.g. via SPARQL) that feature well-formed RDA? I would like to learn by example.

Hello!

RDA does indeed have the exact predicate you're looking for: the Manifestation attribute "has uniform resource locator"

IRI: http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/m/P30154

Toolkit entry (if you have access): https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-3a036743-f303-3327-9fac-25be1f6cf028

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Mackenzie Johnson
Cataloguing Librarian
University of Saskatchewan
He/Him/His

Original Message:
Sent: Feb 11, 2026 02:11 PM
From: A W
Subject: External link representation in RDA

Hello. I am a complete novice when it comes to library science, and I am interested in building a catalog of my small personal library using modern cataloging techniques such as RDA. I am seeking a predicate that I can use to properly represent the URL at which a particular Item is available. For example, if I have a PDF copy of Crime and Punishment, I want the direct URL to that file saved in my triplestore. Does RDA have a predicate which is most appropriate for this?

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A W
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Alas, if one exists, I don't know of it. But I am by no means a "top-of-my-field" expert on the subject either so take that as you will.

That's exactly what I was looking for, thank you Mackenzie. Do you know of any publicly queryable catalogs (e.g. via SPARQL) that feature well-formed RDA? I would like to learn by example.

Hello!

RDA does indeed have the exact predicate you're looking for: the Manifestation attribute "has uniform resource locator"

IRI: http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/m/P30154

Toolkit entry (if you have access): https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-3a036743-f303-3327-9fac-25be1f6cf028

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Mackenzie Johnson
Cataloguing Librarian
University of Saskatchewan
He/Him/His

Original Message:
Sent: Feb 11, 2026 02:11 PM
From: A W
Subject: External link representation in RDA

Hello. I am a complete novice when it comes to library science, and I am interested in building a catalog of my small personal library using modern cataloging techniques such as RDA. I am seeking a predicate that I can use to properly represent the URL at which a particular Item is available. For example, if I have a PDF copy of Crime and Punishment, I want the direct URL to that file saved in my triplestore. Does RDA have a predicate which is most appropriate for this?

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A W
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