Library Cataloging
Microformats are emerging metadata schema that use HTML for mark-up. Currently there are microformats for:
- Problems With Microformats
This is old news, but new to me and maybe someone else. There are some basic problems with many of the microformats, including the hCalendar. The BBC has stopped using microformats.Since /programmes first went live we've been working to ensure that...
- Draft Version Of Jangle Spec
Email from Ross Singer, widely distributed.Jangle, an open specification to apply the Atom Publishing Protocol to library services and resources, has just released a draft version of a 1.0 release spec. The goal of Jangle is to provide a very simple and...
- Microformats
Karen Coombs at Library Web Chic points to a nice Firefox extension, Operator.Operator leverages microformats that are already available on many web pages to provide new ways to interact with web services.Operator lets you combine pieces of information...
- Microformats
Some microformat cheat sheets (quick reference) are available. Dave Child has a very nice design on his. Brian Suda has a more compact version."Microformats are markup that allow expression of semantics in an HTML (or XHTML) web page. Programs can extract...
- Unapi On Youtube
Check out unAPI and the dawn of social clipboards on YouTube.a sloppy whirlwind tour of the unAPI spec for webapp object copying and pasting with the atom publishing protocol in a social clipboard service. More info at http://onebiglibrary.net/proje ct/unapi/dawn-of-social-...
Library Cataloging
Microformats
Microformats are emerging metadata schema that use HTML for mark-up. Currently there are microformats for:
- hCalendar - for eventshCard - for contact informationhReview(spec) - for reviewsrel-directory(spec)- for distributed directory creation and inclusionrel-nofollow, an attempt to discourage 3rd party content spam (e.g. comment spam)rel-tag(spec) - for decentralized tagging (Folksonomy)xFolk(spec) - for tagged linksXFN - for social relationshipsXOXO - for lists and outlines
- Problems With Microformats
This is old news, but new to me and maybe someone else. There are some basic problems with many of the microformats, including the hCalendar. The BBC has stopped using microformats.Since /programmes first went live we've been working to ensure that...
- Draft Version Of Jangle Spec
Email from Ross Singer, widely distributed.Jangle, an open specification to apply the Atom Publishing Protocol to library services and resources, has just released a draft version of a 1.0 release spec. The goal of Jangle is to provide a very simple and...
- Microformats
Karen Coombs at Library Web Chic points to a nice Firefox extension, Operator.Operator leverages microformats that are already available on many web pages to provide new ways to interact with web services.Operator lets you combine pieces of information...
- Microformats
Some microformat cheat sheets (quick reference) are available. Dave Child has a very nice design on his. Brian Suda has a more compact version."Microformats are markup that allow expression of semantics in an HTML (or XHTML) web page. Programs can extract...
- Unapi On Youtube
Check out unAPI and the dawn of social clipboards on YouTube.a sloppy whirlwind tour of the unAPI spec for webapp object copying and pasting with the atom publishing protocol in a social clipboard service. More info at http://onebiglibrary.net/proje ct/unapi/dawn-of-social-...