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 -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Spalding Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 9:10 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] OpenFRBR 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, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > William Denton wrote: > > On the site, I say what it might look like in a few months: "A > > person grabs a book off the shelf and enters the ISBN into OpenFRBR. > > OpenFRBR checks all available sources [...] > > My suggestion for an even better scenario: A person grabs a book off > the shelf, and enters the ISBN into an application they use for > dealing with books. (LibraryThing, Desktop home cataloging software, > professional cataloging software (!), firefox extension, local library > web page, or the OpenFRBR web site itself). The application contacts > OpenFRBR behind the scenes and checks all available.... > > Think of the way the CDDB works. > > Jonathan >