Sorry Boon,
see RESULTs ... again!
This is exactly what we did!
All the best
Steve
Boon Low wrote:
> This is an interesting development and along the line of HTML
> (presentation) to XML (structural) evolution.
>
> We have recently started to pilot a repository/testbed (based on
> Fedora) for the training requirements of an European grid computing
> project. Definitely have needs for an alternative approach towards
> metadata provision (there isn't a dedicated cataloguing team c.f.
> traditional libraries), especially to enable collaborative input (and
> localisation) of metadata and digital objects among distributed
> project partners.
>
> Instead staring into empty metadata pages, may be a good strategy
> would be to provide a transparent infrastructure for people to
> enhance and contribute metadata at ease, in wikipedia fashion.
> Service-orientation means what people put into the repository they
> could reuse/links to for other contexts too via the protocols Lorcan
> has mentioned (OpenURL and SRU). So, putting "edit" links to turn
> metadata pages into editable forms (containers for metadata, instead
> of tags!) would probably get a thumbs up here.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Boon
>
>
> -----
> Boon Low
> System Developer, EGEE Training
> UK National e-Science Centre
> http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/boon
>
> On 29 Jun 2005, at 13:41, Dempsey,Lorcan wrote:
>
>> Yes. We are looking at renaming it Wiki-D (Wiki-Data) both because
>> of name clashes and to make it more descriptive.
>>
>> We hope it is of general interest. Jeff is working through some
>> last-minute issues and with vacation (aka holiday) we are looking at
>> some time in next couple of months for general release.
>>
>> One use will be to capture user input in our OpenWorldCat initiative
>> http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000676.html
>>
>> It uses OpenURL 1.0, OAI, and SRU to tie things together. Three
>> approaches which seem to be emerging as a core of many newer
>> developments in the digital library space. http://orweblog.oclc.org/
>> archives/000654.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Lorcan
>>
>>
>> Lorcan Dempsey [http://orweblog.oclc.org]
>> OCLC Research [http://www.oclc.org/research/]
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The CETIS Metadata Special Interest Group [mailto:CETIS-
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andy Powell
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:20 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Living Taxonomy
>>
>> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, Scott Wilson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> A wiki is an interesting approach to collaboratively developing
>>> taxonomies, but you're right, its not an easy way to acquire a binding
>>> of the taxonomy for use.
>>>
>>
>> Jeff Young and Thom Hickey at OCLC have been working on something
>> called a MetaWiki (though I think the branding is about to change)
>> which offers structured interfaces to structured Wiki content...
>>
>> http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/metawiki/default.htm
>>
>> I understand that the source code for this stuff will be rreleased
>> in the fairly near future...
>>
>> Andy.
>>
>>
>>> On 28 Jun 2005, at 15:42, Pierre Gorissen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I would be interested in hearing if you metadata experts think this
>>>> is a good approach.
>>>> I was just posting about this on my blog
>>>> (http://www.gorissen.info/Pierre/item/2005/6/28/levende-taxonomie-n)
>>>> when Scott mailed this. The post is in Dutch, so most of you won't be
>>>> able to understand it but summarised the remarks I make are:
>>>> * why have living taxonomies if we have folksonomy/tags? Will the
>>>> people that want taxonomies also want to use a possibly often
>>>> changing taxonomy?
>>>> * wikis are not good to store structured information, the current
>>>> format means I have to cut and paste each individual taxonomy-value.
>>>> Use of RSS (possibly with the new proposed Simple List Extensions
>>>> Specification) or VDEX as a format to provide the taxonomies would
>>>> have made this (much) easier.
>>>>
>>>> Pierre Gorissen
>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Scott Wilson
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:14 AM
>>>>> Subject: Living Taxonomy
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://livingtaxonomy.org/index.php/Main_Page
>>>>>
>>>>> "The Living Taxonomy Project is a collaborative effort aimed at
>>>>> creating a global set of open source, standards-based taxonomies for
>>>>> education. The purpose of these taxonomies will be to provide a free
>>>>> cataloging structure for the collection and sharing of education
>>>>> materials around the world."
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>> Andy
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