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Hi there, On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 15:55, Rebecca S Guenther <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yes, better late than never (we're a small office and stretched thin). You're not *that* small, no? :) > Also we want to explore MARC/RDF. We also have to keep in mind > that MARC is also used by non-AACR2 users (and when RDA is > implemented non-RDA users). Shouldn't the library world slowly work towards a common set of rules, backed by technology, to make it easier for us all to move forward with less pain? > As a starting point in exploring semantic web types > of technologies we are establishing a registry for controlled values > used in various standards-- MARC, MODS, PREMIS. See the text at: > http://id.loc.gov Ah, I like! This is very close to the concept in Topic Maps of Published Subject Indicators. Could the identifiers within have a certain degree of persistance and resolvability? If so, both the SemWeb and TM communities could use this out of the box. I also think the DC RDA working-group has something similar. Karen? And should you work together? > In the meantime we have a prototype at: > http://www.loc.gov:8081/standards/registry/lists.html Can't make much work there. Must be in alpha. :) But I like this direction. If you now can get the vendors on-board, or better, make more SemWeb systems yourselves, and you're a *huge* step forward. I'm *very* excited to see this coming from LoC. Regards, Alex -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps ------------------------------------------ http://shelter.nu/blog/ --------