Etymology of URI Ö Resource
What we want to identify: Resources
- match the semantics of a hypermedia reference
- ephemeral and persistent information
- new and existing information sources
A resource can be anything that has identity
- a document or image
- a service, e.g., ìtodayís weather in Irvineî
- a collection of other resources
- non-networked objects (e.g., people)