XML Cataloging Templates / OPACs

[Gerry Mckiernan]

                              _XML Cataloging Templates / OPACs_

   I am greatly interested in learning of efforts that apply an XML-based cataloging  record/template for cataloging digital as well as non-digital library materials (books, journals; e-books, e-journals).

  I am aware of Dick R. Miller's XML MARC project and resource page

                              [ http://xmlmarc.stanford.edu/ ]. 

AND

the digital library Testbed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

[ http://dli.grainger.uiuc.edu/publications/dlibtestsuite/whitepapers/ 
xmltechnologies.pdf ]

AND

"Is XML in Your Future?" Art Rhyno's presentation from the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) meeting in  San Antonio, Texas in  May, 2001

[  http://www.uwindsor.ca/library/leddy/talks/nasig.ppt] 


Of Particular Interest are Commercial and/or Experimental projects or systems that have represented the framework of Object-Oriented Cataloging presented with the IFLA report  _Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records_ 

      [ http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf ]

in XML (or RDF).

[I am also  aware that ENCompass

             [ http://encompass.endinfosys.com/whatisENC.htm  ] 

from Endeavor has XML functionality  as does the Innovative Interface system

              [ http://www.iii.com/html/products/p_web.shtml ].

   As Always, Any and All contributions, critiques, contributions, suggestions, 
Gold Medals, Cosmic Insights, Etc. Etc. Etc. are Most Welcome!

  Regards,

/Gerry McKiernan
XML Librarian 
Iowa State University 
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu