[Web4lib] Microformats

[Roy Tennant]

Uh, the COinS microformat _is_ OpenURL: http://ocoins.info// .
Roy


On 7/28/06 8:03 AM, "Karen Coyle" <kcoyle at kcoyle.net> wrote:

> Thanks to all who answered my query. So, microformats carry/define
> actionable data. Is there/could there be some synergy with the OpenURL?
> I ask this because the microformats, as described on the wiki, seem to
> me to be a bit kitchen-sink-y (one like this, another like that), and
> I'd rather see some unification rather than a bunch of different formats.
> 
> kc
> 
> Ross Singer wrote:
>> The intention of the microformat is to semantically mark up data that
>> appears in HTML.
>> 
>> This way, items on web pages can become more 'actionable' (machines
>> can figure out what's there and do something with them) without the
>> need for screen scraping (which is prone to failure).
>> 
>> There are those (ok, it's me) that grow a little weary of their
>> 'humans first' dogma; I'm not convinced that /everything/ needs to
>> appear in the display.
>> 
>> Still, when you start working with the concept of microformats it's
>> tough to deny the usefulness.
>> 
>> -Ross.
>> 
>> On 7/27/06, Karen Coyle <kcoyle at kcoyle.net> wrote:
>>> I took a look at some of this and still can't quite figure out what
>>> makes something a "microformat" as opposed to a "format." (Yes, I read
>>> the definition page on the wiki.) Can anyone articulate that? It just
>>> seems like an excuse to create YAF (yet another format).
>>> 
>>> kc
>>> 
>>> Ross Singer wrote:
>>>> You'll also see librarians and their 'ilk' all over:
>>>> 
>>>> http://microformats.org/wiki/citation
>>>> 
>>>> and
>>>> 
>>>> http://microformats.org/wiki/uid
>>>> 
>>>> -Ross.
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/27/06, Jeremy Frumkin <jeremy.frumkin at oregonstate.edu> wrote:
>>>>> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>> Keith Engwall
>>>>>> Head of Library Systems and Technology
>>>>>> Catawba College
>>>>>> Salisbury, NC
>>>>>> kengwall at catawba.edu
>>>>>> 
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>>> public
>>>>>> relations, for nature cannot be fooled." - Richard P. Feynman
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> -- jaf
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