Library Cataloging
Creative Commons
The Creative Commons RDF-enhanced search-engine displays the rights and restrictions Web sites have in their CC metadata. Check your site to ensure it is being read properly. The add a URL function is there if your site is missing.
Does the institution you work for use a CC license on their Web site? I'd like to hear from you, especially if you are in NASA or a space science research institution. I'd like to get some examples of sites using this to convince our computer center that it is something we should investigate.
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Rights Metadata
Not sure how I missed this earlier, but I did see it in the latest American Libraries Direct. The Choose a License from Creative Commons enables building a license in four easy steps. It provides an offline (text) version, a XMP version for embedding...
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Rights Metadata - Pdflicensemanager
PdfLicenseManager is "a simple Java program to insert a Creative Commons License in a PDF document." No need for Acrobat.Embedding licensing info in PDF files is important because it enables specifically designed search engines such as Google and Yahoo...
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Rights Metadata
Following the example of Yahoo!'s CC-search that was released in March 2004 and then incorporated into Yahoo!'s Advanced Search page, Google has incorporated a new element into its Advanced Search page that allows users to filter their search...
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Creative Commons
A while back I asked if anyone was using a Creative Commons license on their institution's Web pages. I only received one reply, so it seems to be the exception rather than the rule. For institutes, like here at the Lunar and Planetary Institute,...
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Ccvalidator
ccValidator is a parser/validator for Creative Commons Licence metadata in RDF.This service parses Creative Commons licenses, validates the RDF and displays their contents in human readable form. It is useful for ensuring that your license accurately...
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