I'd love to see a low-weight low-restriction approach tried first. If
we knew where that worked and where that failed, it might be time for
the heavy, expensive top-down project.
Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask--does anyone's got a
decent web-based MARC editor? That would be core of such an effort—a
way to change MARC records with a simple web form.
Tim
On 5/14/07, Jeremy Dunck <jdunck_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/14/07, Brenndorfer, Thomas <tbrenndorfer_at_library.guelph.on.ca> wrote:
> > The recent announcement of an Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org
> > <http://www.eol.org/> ) struck a few chords with me in terms of an
> > analogous approach to a bibliographic universe of catalog records-the
> > catalog source that everyone can use.
>
> So far, I see no actual result.
>
> Wikipedia, like eBay, has a critical mass for network effect.
> Projects like WikiNews have failed to attract input-- why should I
> edit EoL when I can instead contribute to the species page of
> Wikipedia, which is likely to already exist and, if not, is worth
> starting?
>
> Sure, EoL can present compelling tools specific to the domain it means
> to serve, but it's quite a hurdle to get people to start editing this
> other site.
>
> Here's hoping,
> Jeremy
>
Received on Mon May 14 2007 - 14:51:27 EDT