Re: What _should_ we be doing with bibliographic data (Was: Slightly OT: MARC)

Patrick Durusau <patrick-Q/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.text.xml.xtm.general
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Murray,

On 7/20/2010 5:47 PM, Murray Altheim wrote:

<snip>
> Hi Stuart,
>
> Just put *one* URL into the metadata, one that points to an online
> record. If you treat that URL as persistent, that record won't grow
> stale (as would any URLs included in the published eBook), and you
> can update it as necessary. You can also improve and update the
> service behind that URL at any time. It's also easier for the user
> in that their only option is to resolve one URL, which can point
> to a page with further actions and suitable documentation.
>
+1!

Not to mention that users who can consume more information can resolve 
the URL to obtain additional information, including additional identifiers.

Hope you are having a great day!

Patrick
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Patrick Durusau
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