Open Library already does book citations automatically, though they aren't in the ideal. For example, if I wanted the citation for http://openlibrary.org/books/OL24172667M/The_works_of_Edmund_Spenser I can click on the link for Wikipedia Citation in the bottom right and it gives me:
I think that is what you are interested in and we already have a vast vast number of books in Open Library,
Alex
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:44 PM, K Anderson
<andersonster@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,
Here's a big opportunity heading our direction: Open source book
metadata, possibly from OCLC.
What will happen when open source data about books meets up with the
Wikipedia format: a flexible way for anybody to link different
material to a book or author: article text, summaries, categories,
subjects, keywords, links to registries of people, places, things ...
?
Immediate practical impact: easy input of book references is a big key
to clearing up WP "no reliable source" problems.
But there's more possibility ...
Here's some background on the major players, to plant a seed with you
and get your creative juices flowing:
Everybody's Libraries, May 24, 2011
Open data’s role in transforming our bibliographic framework
http://everybodyslibraries.com/2011/05/24/open-datas-role-in-transforming-our-bibliographic-framework/
How do we get OCLC to release its data? Any ideas?
Cheers!
Kristin
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