26.05.2012 18:37, James Weinheimer:
>
> We must enter the world of APIs and mashups, and we can test the waters
> of the linked data universe to see if it would be worth the effort.
> Perhaps such a turn for our metadata as I have laid out is inevitable
> because they have to do with the internal workings of how the current
> world wide web functions--I don't know. But even if it is, we should
> enter into it with eyes wide open, in the knowledge of what we are
> gaining, as well as what we are losing.
>
To this end, LC seems to be well under way, now that they have
launched a project to explore Linked Data:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/news/modeling-052212.html
"A major focus of the project is to translate the MARC 21 format to a
Linked Data (LD) model while retaining as much as possible the robust
and beneficial aspects of the historical format. "
As of now, I'm clueless as to how that intended translation might
work out in a practicable way, but expect to learn more soon:
"The Library intends to offer its plan of action for discussion and
community input at the American Library Association Annual Conference
in Anaheim, California."
B.Eversberg
Received on Tue May 29 2012 - 21:30:54 EDT