In the case of Papers, the database layer is quite different from the CSL specs, and we have a translation layer to generate proper output based on the CSL specs.
On Jun 7, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Bruce D'Arcus wrote: > On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Dean Pentcheff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is a side question for the xbiblio developers: Is there an >> accessible database schema for bibliographic metadata that supports >> the sort of field granularity that xbiblio supports? Obviously systems >> like Papers, Mendeley, etc. have databases where they stash all the >> data that ultimately get xbiblio-ified. I'm wondering if there is a >> "standard" (or more likely of course, several standards :) for those >> data, either as some sort of formal schema or even a detailed >> description. > > When you say "xbiblio" what do you mean? CSL? > > And by "database schema" you mean SQL database? > > The problem is defining your needs, and how closely you want your data > representation to match the CSL model. > > So, for example, if you want a very close mapping, you could base a > schema on the csl input schema, which is defined in JSON. > > https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/blob/master/csl-data.json > > If you want something more structured and relational, you could look > at something I also had a hand in; an RDF model: > > http://bibliontology.com/ > > For something a little more middle ground, awhile back I was playing > around with modeling this stuff using some nosql DSLs. > > https://gist.github.com/842225 > > Bruce > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > xbiblio-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel -- Charles Parnot [email protected] twitter: @cparnot http://mekentosj.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ xbiblio-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel
