On Nov 1, 2006, at 11:56 PM, Tim Spalding wrote:
It seems to me this functionality should be embedded in other
applications-LibraryThing, for example, or WorldCat, or really any
library catalog. How about popping OpenFRBR data up whenever you're on
a page in Amazon, a la (and perhaps
Right, but CDDB is mostly about retrieval, not editing. OpenFRBR needs
to embed its *editing* functions within something else, don't you
think? Certainly, once it has data, it should offer itself via APIs
like xISBN and thingISBN.
PS: Desktop home cataloging software Bah! ;)
On 11/2/06,
And ideally make the editing functions accessible via APIs as well, so
that e.g. if I edit an item in Zotero in such a way that captures
FRBR-relevant information, Zotero can shoot off an update.
Peter
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Tim
I think you are better off designing for real cases than made up ones.
But I think you can find a real one that meets all the criteria you want
anyway---doesn't Harry Potter fit that description of your made up book?
Lord of the Rings is another good one. What's the point of a made up one?
The
The FRBR model indeed includes relationships to cover prequels, works
about this work, etc. Many others.
The FRBR model does not only include the relationships This work
includes these expressions; this expression includes these
manifestations etc. It also includes a variety of relationships
