> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen Coyle
> Sent: 12 July, 2007 12:39
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Rules--was Calhoun at FoBC
>
> Why would p2p be difficult? Can someone who knows p2p
> software postulate a way to do this? I assume we'd have to
> use a non-MARC record format, but that shouldn't be a problem
> (would MARCXML be usable?).
Yes, it could be done with P2P and the media type doesn't really
matter. Torrent networks, for example, handle many different
media types, so MARC or MARC-XML would work equally well.
> Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
> > Ted P Gemberling wrote:
> >> I wonder how possible it would be
> >> to dynamically upgrade different copies of a record without going
> >> through a central "clearinghouse" like OCLC. But then I'm not a
> >> software expert, so maybe it's more possible than I think.
Think in the context of what your IPod, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc.
devices do. They have sync software that keeps both places
up-to-date. When a conflict arises, the software notifies you of
the conflict and you have to take action.
Your scenario doesn't seem to be much different. If there is some
Open source sync software and P2P client, it seems like you could
mash the two together to do what you want.
Andy.
Received on Thu Jul 12 2007 - 10:38:57 EDT