Hi, Corey! I went to NYU back in the days when the Bronx campus still belonged to NYU. Michael, Chris, Corey, thanks so much for all your input. I was sure when I described my project that I would learn that it's already been done to death. It's good to know that I may have stumbled onto relatively new ground. On 7/17/07, Corey A Harper <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sharon, Michael, & others -- > > Within the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, the Tools Community is > working on a Tools Application Profile. The AP is still in draft form, > and draws heavily upon the DOAP namespace referenced by Michael. > http://dublincore.org/groups/tools/map.shtml > > At present, the Tools AP is largely focused on describing tools, > algorithms and software applications for working with metadata. > > However, I think it is important that this work address the descriptive > requirements of applications and web-services for supporting digital > libraries, as well as being applicable to the needs of software > preservation repositories. > > If anyone on this list has feedback on this draft proposal, I'd be happy > to share it with the DCMI Tools Community, and would encourage those > that are interested to join the DCMI Tools Mailing List, linked off of > the Community homepage: > http://dublincore.org/groups/tools/ > > -Corey > > -- > > > Michael J. Giarlo wrote: > > 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. > >> > > -- > Corey A Harper > Metadata Services Librarian > Bobst Library > New York University > 70 Washington Square South > New York, NY 10012 > 212.998.2479 > [log in to unmask] > -- 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.