Re: [libdb-develop] editing terms

[Bruce D'A. <bd...@fa...>]

On Aug 3, 2004, at 3:40 PM, Morbus Iff wrote:

> I'd really like to get LibDB to "share" data automatically.
>
> For example, say the info-uri scheme. You could set that up right
> now by adding an "identifier type" named "info-uri scheme", with
> a description and blah blah blah. That new "identifier type" has
> a 20 character LibDB identifier. That same 20 character ID should
> be used in /every/ installation of LibDB, such that /every/ install
> of LibDB can share the data held within, whether it's called 
> "info-URI",
> "infomatica-uri", "info uri", or whatever.

Sounds good, except you want your scheme to integrate with others.  I'm 
personally thinking about XML/MODS export and such, along with 
integration with more traditional library data, where I want stuff 
like:

<name authority="naf" xlink:href="info:lccn/n79055297">
      <role>
         <roleTerm type="code" xlink:href="info:marcrelator/aut"/>
      </role>
</name>

This links a MODS name element to an authority record for the person 
that represents (John Kennedy, in this case), identified by an lccn 
number.

Note, I don't think the LoC yet has a uri assigned for their role 
terms, but I imagine that's coming.  There is apparently an RDF schema 
that relates these terms to DC.

Bruce