[Web4lib] Microformats

[Jeremy Frumkin]

So, work related to microformats and libraries is already underway. Check
out the unAPI work (http://unapi.info/), which evolved from earlier work on
COinS (http://www.ocoins.info).

-- jaf


On 7/27/06 12:03 PM, "Keith D. Engwall" <kengwall at catawba.edu> wrote:

> I'm curious as to what interest there is among the library community for
> Microformats (http://microformats.org).
> 
> I'm still getting my head wrapped around them, but I think there's
> potential for developing microformats for digital collections, brief
> catalog records, etc.
> 
> For an excellent introduction to what Microformats are, check out:
> 
> Digital Web Magazine: Microformats Primer by Garrett Dimon
> (http://www.digital-web.com/articles/microformats_primer/)
> 
> Microformats Wiki: Introduction to Microformats
> (http://microformats.org/wiki/introduction)
> 
> Keith
> 
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> Catawba College
> Salisbury, NC
> kengwall at catawba.edu
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-- jaf

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