*** IFLANET site address changes to www.ifla.org ***

[Terry Kuny]

           Change of IFLANET Web site address:

       www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/ becomes www.ifla.org


---Why a change in domain name?--- 

IFLANET is the Web site of the International Federation of 
Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Early in 
1998, IFLANET Administration registered www.ifla.org as 
an Internet domain name to more closely identify 
IFLANET's address with the organization itself. This new 
domain name is now to be considered the primary address 
of IFLANET, replacing www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/. The old 
address reflected the fact that IFLANET was stored in a 
sub-directory of the National Library of Canada's Web 
server. With the registration of the ifla.org domain, 
IFLANET moved to its own "virtual" Web server at the 
National Library, which has the address, www.ifla.org. 

The National Library of Canada's continued support and 
hosting of IFLA's electronic services is gratefully
acknowledged. 


---When will the change take place?--- 

Both addresses currently work, but this will only be true 
until November 2nd, 1998. At that time, all requests to 
www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/ will be redirected to a page describing 
how to find the new, corresponding URLs under 
www.ifla.org. 


---Will the address for the mailing lists change?--- 

The address change applies ONLY to the Web site. The 
address for IFLA mailing lists, such as IFLA-L, DIGLIB, 
and LIBJOBS, has not changed. These lists are supported 
on a separate mailserver named infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca. Thus, 
the address for IFLA-L, for example, remains 
IFLA-L at infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca. 


---How do I change the old URLs to the new URLs?--- 

Even though the IFLANET Web site is on a different 
server, its directory structure remains exactly the same. 
Thus, changes to IFLANET URLs can be done very 
simply, in a consistent and systematic manner. To change 
IFLANET URLs from the old form to the new form, 
simply replace 

    www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/ 

 with 

    www.ifla.org/ 

All other parts of the URL remain the same. 


---What is an example?---

For example, the URL for the Section on Information 
Technology under the old scheme is: 

    http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/VII/s21/sit.htm 

 Using the new name, it is: 

    http://www.ifla.org/VII/s21/sit.htm 

Notice that the Web server address is changed to 
www.ifla.org and that the /ifla/ sub-directory has been 
removed. 


---What should I change?--- 

Please make sure that all of your bookmarks and links have 
been updated to reflect the new address. When referring to 
IFLANET in publications---whether on paper or online---
please use the new address. On IFLANET itself, you will 
notice that all references to www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/ have been 
changed to www.ifla.org. 


---Who should I contact if I have questions?--- 

Gary Cleveland 
IFLANET Coordinator 
gary.cleveland at udt.ifla.org