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MoinMoin Wiki Syntax for Description Set Profiles
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:59:00 +0000
The Dublin Core folks have a draft, A MoinMoin Wiki Syntax for Description Set ProfilesThis document describes a MoinMoin wiki syntax for a Description Set Profile as defined in the DCMI Working Draft "Description Set Profiles: A constraint language for Dublin Core Application Profiles" of March 2008 [DC-DSP], which in turn is based on the DCMI Abstract Model [ABSTRACT-MODEL]. It is recommended to have some understanding of the concepts of Description Set Profile (abbreviated DSP in the rest of this document) before reading this document.A DSP is a way of describing structural constraints on a description set and is not directly intended for human consumption. However, with the wiki syntax for DSPs described here, it is possible to mix normal wiki syntax with DSP-specific wiki syntax in order to document an Application Profile. This means that from the same source it is possible to create:A Dublin Core Application Profile that contains wiki syntax for a Description Set Profile, but is rendered as an HTML page for human consumptionA formal serialization in XML for the same Description Set Profile, used for machine (computer) consumption.Once again the DCMI Abstract Model is a basis for the document (like RDA), have to get to know it better.
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Draft Version of Jangle Spec
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:42:00 +0000
Email from Ross Singer, widely distributed.Jangle, an open specification to apply the Atom Publishing Protocol to library services and resources, has just released a draft version of a 1.0 release spec.The goal of Jangle is to provide a very simple and easily understandable RESTful interface to library data that can be accessed with common commodity Atom clients.The draft spec has been released to get feedback on the usefulness and clarity of the specification and to solicit ideas for how to improve Jangle for use in actual production environments. If you have any opinions, positive or negative; criticisms, constructive or otherwise, feel free to leave comments.Grammar and sentence structure could definitely use attention.For a more in-depth introduction to Jangle, there is an article in the latest issue of the Code4Lib Journal, Unveiling Jangle: Untangling Library Resources and Exposing them through the Atom Publishing Protocol (although the API responses have changed since this article was written, the basic architecture remains the same).To join the Jangle development process, feel free to join our Google Group or contribute to the development.
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OLAC Handouts
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:38:00 +0000
Handouts from the OLAC Conference are available. Handouts, not just cryptic PowerPoints.
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MARC Records for the DOE Information Bridge
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:22:00 +0000
The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is now providing MARC records for the full-text reports available through the DOE Information Bridge. Like all OSTI products, the OSTI MARC records are available free of charge. The records are available through the MARC Records page of the OSTI website. Options for downloading include subject category, year, and OSTI ID number. The OSTI MARC Records are derived from existing Information Bridge records. Information Bridge provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of DOE research report literature. Documents are primarily from 1991 forward and were produced by DOE, the DOE contractor community, and/or DOE grantees. Legacy documents - including U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) documents dating back to the 1940s - and their MARC Records, are added as they become available. Visit OSTI's Library Tools & Special Services Web page.
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LC Email Address Changed
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +0000
With the administrative reorganization of the Library of Congress/Library Services/Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate on Oct. 1, 2008, the Cataloging Policy and Support Office has become the Policy and Standards Division and its email account has been changed to policy@loc.gov Anything addressed to cpso@loc.gov will be forwarded to the new address but only for the next 30 days, at which point any mail so addressed will be bounced back to the sender as address unknown. The email addresses of individuals remain unchanged.
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St Jerome
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:14:00 +0000
Today is the feast day of St Jerome, patron saint of libraries and librarians.
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Zotero News
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:56:00 +0000
Some bad Zotero news today. They are being sued.Thomson Reuters demands $10 million and an injunction to stop George Mason University from distributing its new Web browser application, Zotero software, an open-source format that allows users to convert Reuters' EndNote Software. Reuters claims George Mason is violating its license agreement and destroying the EndNote customer base.I like Endnote even less now. Just the threat of this could be enough to make a small school back off.
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Information Delivery
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:37:00 +0000
I thought this was an interesting way to deliver information, in real time.The dirty coal industry is planning to launch a major advertising blitz during the presidential debates. The Sierra Club will be keeping them accountable by monitoring the ads and coverage for ?bogus coal moments? where they attempt to spread misinformation.Sign up for text updates via the form below or you can text the keyword DIRTY to 69866 from your mobile phone.Sign up to receive a mobile alert when a ?bogus coal moment? occurs during the debates. The Sierra Club will text you updates throughout the debates and in the future on other major initiatives. You may opt out of these alerts by texting STOP to 69866 at any time.An immediate response to broadcast media. As a profession how do we find, identify, select, obtain and navigate this information landscape? What about preservation?
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SOPAC Now Available
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:49:00 +0000
The social OPAC, SOPAC is now available.Thesocialopac.net is the official website of the Social OPAC application suite--an open source social discovery platform for bibliographic data. The purpose of this site is to build a cohesive community of users and developers around the SOPAC project suite.
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Library Weblogs
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:07:00 +0000
Public Library Blogs: 252 Examples and Academic Library Blogs: 231 Examples by Walt Crawford are both soon to go out of print. Get your copies while you still can.
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