On Jan 9, 2005, at 6:48 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
Karl Eichwalder wrote:
Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net>
writes:
From the beginning one of the purposes of the
"Author" pages in
Wikisource has been bibliographic.
I consider Wikisource as superfluous. We should join forces with the
"Project Gutenberg" (that's what I do).
That can wait until Project Gutenberg includes Wiki links.
Please, re-read this thread. Author pages are
not good enough. We
need
a database system that you can query with well define protocols like
[[de:Z39.50]]
And what does [[de:Z39.50]] mean? Users, will be most comfortable
with plain language categories. Although formal classification
systems have their place, they are best in conjunction with plain
language references.
Ec
It is a protocol for querying catalog information, it returns MARC
records. Wiki should set up a system for querying this information, and
placing it into wikicite cards, which can then be annotated by our
editors.
Remember, it isn't just the source, it is the reliability of the source
that is important - just as Amazon and most other commercial outlets
have rating systems to let you know what other people think - and even
try to match you to people who share your tastes - wiki needs a
credibility mechanism which is "live" rather than "dead".