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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 >