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Quoting Ed Summers <[log in to unmask]>: > I realize it's of limited utility compared to yet another web2.0 API, > but I think it would be good to see Works represented somehow in the > RDF Linked Data views...assuming they're not already. > //Ed Ed, thanks. I'll need you to be a bit more -v on this one: are you asking for a an RDF option on the API, or that Works as a whole be represented as linked data? The Open Library doesn't present itself as linked data, as you know, and although that would be very interesting I don't think that's on their production schedule for the near future. kc > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Open Library now has Works defined, and is looking to develop an API for >> their retrieval. It makes obvious sense that when a Work is retrieved via >> the API, that the data output would include links to the Editions that link >> to that Work. Here are a few possible options: >> >> 1) Retrieve Work information (author, title, subjects, possibly reviews, >> descriptions, first lines) alone >> 2) Retrieve Work information + OL identifiers for all related Editions >> 3) Retrieve Work information + OL identifiers + any other identifiers >> related to the Edition (ISBN, OCLC#, LCCN) >> 4) Retrieve Work information and links to Editions with full text / scans >> >> Well, you can see where I'm going with this. What would be useful? >> >> kc >> >> -- >> Karen Coyle >> [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net >> ph: 1-510-540-7596 >> m: 1-510-435-8234 >> skype: kcoylenet >> > -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet