On Sep 3 2007, Bernhard Eversberg wrote:
>5. Can ToC harvesting and indexing be done collaboratively, sharing
> the results, internationally, on a large scale - to provide local
> catalogs with extra fodder for indexing without extra manual input?
> Considering that ToC data are probably the next best thing to
> full-text, and supposedly full of relevant terms for searching.
> Arguably, even better than the full text?
> (In fact, the occurrence of a term in the ToC is likely to
> enhance ranking in GoogleBooks - or if not, it should.)
I would also add indexes, which indexed in their own right would be an
acceptable and exceptional additional to the pool of metadata for Google
Books or other like ventures.
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Mark K. Ehlert
Universit of Minnesota Libraries
Received on Thu Sep 06 2007 - 02:17:46 EDT