There's some work going on at the Internet Archive to develop a similar
system for bibliographic data. At least, there was at one time, I don't
know the status of the project and suspect it's still a bit hush-hush.
The main architect is Aaron Swartz (Aaron Swartz <me_at_aaronsw.com>). You
might contact him and see if the software is making progress and if he
thinks it might work for this implementation. I heard him talk about a
system that would allow users to add content and even add new data
elements. Presumably some controls could be included. This wouldn't be a
bad project to do at the IA, although actual technical support through
the archive appears to be spotty.
kc
MULLEN Allen wrote:
> I sooooo appreciate the technical feedback (and hope there is more from
> the many of you who have this knowledge).
>
> So what might work for a pilot would be an open web-interfaced database
> that provides a means for users to enter new headings and citation data,
> provides means for self-selected catalogers to edit those headings as
> well as add cross-references, control field information, and update the
> citations as needed. It would need to have some security built in to
> filter out input that would disrupt the system (any executable code, for
> instance) as well as a web-accessible search/display function and the
> capability to export the data in text and MARC formats. It should also
> provide some instruction to help guide both novice and expert users.
>
> Feedback anyone?
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
>> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind
>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:15 AM
>> To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
>> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Authority maintenance (was Subject costs)
>>
>> I think this is a great idea for a project, but I do not think
>> that a wiki is appropriate to demonstrate this. You need a
>> real database environment. You can't do much with controlled
>> metadata on a wiki.
>>
>> "I'm ignorant enough that the technical question of whether
>> said data in a wiki setting could be constructed in such a way
>> to allow export of MARC in a format that can be readily
>> imported into a library ILS is possible. "
>>
>> I don't' think so. A wiki is not the appropriate technology for
>> a store of structured data.
>>
>> This project also reminds me of William Denton's ideas with
>> "open FRBR".
>> http://www.openfrbr.org/
>>
>> As far as setting up a project like this, and the technical
>> infrastructure for it, there's only so much we can fit in in
>> our 'free time', I'm afraid. This is not a very difficult
>> project really, as a pilot, but I wish there were someone
>> applying for grants for it and such. I wish we had more
>> research in this area going on from library schools, which are
>> the logical place to house such research, but library schools
>> seem entirely uninterested in real world library metadata
>> issues these days.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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