Vocabularies and registries

From: Karen Coyle <kcoyle_at_nyob>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:11:28 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
I've added a short section to the futurelib wiki on extensible
controlled vocabularies and registries thereof:

http://futurelib.pbwiki.com/DataFormatIssues#Extensiblecontrolledvocabularylists

This follows up on a blog post of mine regarding RDA and vocabulary lists:
   http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2007/03/theres-always-something-new.html

At the blog, Diane Hillmann has commented on the NDSL registry, and
actually mocks up a possible registry for RDA lists:
  http://sandbox.metadataregistry.org/vocabulary/show/id/44.html

I'm wondering why registries aren't used more extensively in our
software and systems and standards -- and would a standard for registry
entries help with that? I'll be at a NISO meeting later this week where
we will be attempting to define some priorities for NISO standards, and
can promote this if people think it would make a difference.

kc

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