Is it my imagination or has this thread wandered further off the
original topic than most on this list?
TBL was recommending that firstly we get data out there, regardless of
form - People will then do innovative things with it.
Secondly, he recommends that getting it translated in to a linked data
form - to make it even easier to innovate with.
In his earlier attempt to bring this thread back on track Jim said
"Implementing linked data, although it would be great, is years and
years away from any kind of practical implementation". Although you
can not say that Linked Data is here yet, I think he is being a little
pessimistic.
From a blog post on this [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2009/10/will-linked-data-mean-an-early-end-for-marc-rda.php
], postulating on the possible demise of Marc and/or RDA because of
the rise of Linked Data, I thought the following would be worth
repeating on list:
No doubt the NGC4LIB conversation on this topic will continue.
Regardless of how it progresses, there is a current need and desire
for bibliographic data in the linked data web. The people behind that
desire, and the innovation to satisfy it, may well have come up with a
satisfactory solution, for them, whilst we are still talking.
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