Howdy Sharon, Not sure if this is perfect, but you might check out DOAP (Description of a Project). Quoth Wikipedia: "*DOAP* (Description Of A Project) is an attempt to make an RDF schema<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDF_Schema>and XML <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Markup_Language> vocabulary to describe open-source <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source> projects. It was created and initially developed by Edd Dumbill to convey semantically information associated with open-source software projects. It is currently used in O'Reilly's <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Reilly_Media> CodeZoo<http://www.codezoo.com/>and the Apache Software Foundation's<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Software_Foundation> project page <http://projects.apache.org/>. There are currently generators, validators <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Validator>, viewers and converters to enable more projects to be able to be included in the semantic web<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_web> ." Good luck, -Mike On 7/17/07, Sharon Foster <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Please forgive the cross-posting. > > For my final project in the class Digital Libraries, I am bringing > together a "bibliography" ("appliography"?) of open source software > applications and free web services that would be useful in the > construction of digital libraries. (How self-referential can you get? > ;-)) I am looking for advice on finding, selecting, and using an > existing XML schema that would include syntax for the type of > application, target platforms, OSs, licensing, etc. > > In searching Ask.com and Google, I zeroed in on OSD, the Open Software > Description Format, but I'm not finding a lot of new material about > it, and I can't recall ever reading about it. Is this in fact the > latest and greatest? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sharon > > -- > Sharon M. Foster, B.S., J.D., 0.5 * (MLS) > F/OSS Evangelist > Cheshire Public Library > 104 Main Street > Cheshire, CT 06410 > http://www.cheshirelibrary.org > My library school portfolio: http://home.southernct.edu/~fosters4/ > > Any opinions expressed here are entirely my own. >