In the UK there is Talis Source where any library can contribute their catalog and then can download MARC records for their use. http://www.talis.com/source/
I'd love to see something like that here. I'd gladly donate my records there and any other place willing to take them. Sincerely, David Bigwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lunar and Planetary Institute http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/whats_new.shtml P.S. Podcasting weekly for over a year from the LPI library. -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael McCulley Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] OpenFRBR As an aside thought, it occurred to me during this discussion that an open-sourced IBDB (International Book Database) - a la IMDB, would be grand Web 2.0 and 21st Century project. Has Amazon and Open WorldCat and other similar services made an "open" IBDB an impossible dream? What if you could add your records to [insert catalog system or service here] *and* at the same time, populate an open-source book database with the records? Contribute to a "home" system, and a "global" one at the same time? I see that there's already a IDBD (Internet Broadway Database), but that issue aside.. Without building a "new" core data collection - beyond MARC, meets or exceeds FRBR needs and goals - how else can we envision "getting there" (next generation OPAC heaven)? Best, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] (speaking only for himself) Michael McCulley, Collection Analysis & Online Services (CAOS) San Diego Public Library, 820 E Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619-702-8731 / FAX: 619-233-1892 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
