[Web4lib] Microformats

[Roy Tennant]

Mea culpa. It has been pointed out to me that COinS is not, in fact, a
microformat. My confusion stems from the fact that COinS shares some
functionality with microformats. Sorry for adding to the confusion,
Roy


On 7/28/06 8:34 AM, "Roy Tennant" <Roy.Tennant at ucop.edu> wrote:

> 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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>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- jaf
>>>>>> 
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