Yann Forget wrote:
This discussion is very interesting. I would like to make a summary, so that we can go further.
- A database of all books ever published is one of the thing still missing.
No, no, no, this is *not* missing. This is exactly the scope of OpenLibrary. Just as Wikipedia is not yet a complete encyclopedia, or OpenStreetMap is not yet a complete map of the world, some books are still missing from OpenLibrary's database, but it is a project aiming to compile a database of every book ever published.
Personally I don't find OL very practical. May be I am too much used too Mediawiki. ;oD
And therefore, you would not try to improve OpenLibrary, but rather start an entirely new project based on MediaWiki? I'm afraid that this ("not invented here") is a common sentiment, and a major reason that we will get nowhere.