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I'm working on metadata for GITenberg. Documentation in progress: https://github.com/gitenberg-dev/documentation/tree/master/metadata <https://github.com/gitenberg-dev/documentation/tree/master/metadata> At least the linking-works-to-Gutenberg aspects of this problem should be a lot easier by the end of June. Eric > On Apr 23, 2015, at 11:46 PM, davesgonechina <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hey thanks everybody, I've been too busy to dig into any of your > suggestions but hugely appreciated. This group is awesome. > > @Amanda, I actually remember signing up for Small Demons in beta and it > died before I got a chance to really explore it. > @Thomas, LibraryThing's charactername field looks very promising if the > list consistently gives main characters first billing. > @Shaun Trajectory is definitely interesting, though I've not thought of a > use case yet. > @Karen true about the authority problem - unless publishers wrap this sort > of info in ebook metadata? > @Joshua Like LibraryThing, its unclear if the character lists are actually > prioritized by significance. > @Joel Shame those resources look rather dusty. As for an IMDB for books, I > think LibraryThing or Amazon are better positioned than anyone. > @Brooke I'm absolutely certain its doable, but as @Amy points out its a > pain in the ass. Even if I simply take @Alexander's suggestion of the Le > Monde list, I have to scrape and scan and scrub for something that, in a > world where we can have nice things, this already exists in a > rough-and-ready incomplete but off-the-shelf dataset. It kinda blows my > mind it doesn't. > > Not to mention there's the other step I mentioned, which is matching them > up with Gutenberg.org pages. > > I'll keep you guys updated as I dig into all your ideas. Cheers! > > Dave > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 4:17 AM, Thomas Guignard <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> The LibraryThing API could also be used to retrieve what they call "Common >> Knowledge" tags, including character names but also place names etc. >> >> Example: >> >> https://www.librarything.com/services/rest/1.1/?method=librarything.ck.getwork&id=2773690&apikey=d231aa37c9b4f5d304a60a3d0ad1dad4 >> (using the example API key) >> Look for the "characternames" field. >> >> As far as I can tell, however, there is no way to determine which of the >> characters are the "lead male" and "lead female" character short of >> assuming that the top listed characters are in effect the lead ones. Also, >> the API calls are limited to 1000 a day. But maybe an avenue to consider. >> >> t. >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Shaun Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Another interesting startup in this area is Trajectory. >>> >>> Here's a list of Classics/Fiction via their JSON API (doc=isbn): >>> http://api.trajectory.com/api/v1/search/?q=&c=Fiction%20%2F% >>> 20Classics&limit=568 >>> >>> Here's a "human readable" view: >>> http://www.trajectory.com/search/?q=&facets&c=Fiction% >>> 20%2F%20Classics&limit=568 >>> >>> -Shaun >>> >>> >>> On 4/14/15 11:07 AM, Amanda French wrote: >>> >>>> What you *did* need for this interesting project was Small Demons, which >>>> was a for-profit company that was creating linked data from books -- >> here's >>>> an article about it: http://www.theverge.com/2013/ >>>> 3/1/4043298/building-an-atlas-for-books-with-small-demons >>>> >>>> But it shut down in 2013, and I have no idea what happened to the data. >>>> It might all have been commercial and proprietary, anyway. Article on >> its >>>> closure: http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-small- >>>> demons-to-close-unless-buyer-appears-20131106-story.html >>>> >>>> Amanda >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/13/15 10:12 PM, davesgonechina wrote: >>>> >>>>> So I have this idea I'd like to do for a hobby project, but it requires >>>>> finding a table that lists a classic novel, a Gutenberg.org link to an >>>>> >>>>> <snip> >>>> >>>> >>