Buzz - Z39.88
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Persistent Identifiers: Considering the Options
Emma Tonkin looks at the current landscape of persistent identifiers, describes several current services, and examines the theoretical background behind their structure and use. -
The Networked Library Service Layer: Sharing Data for More Effective Management and Cooperation
Janifer Gatenby identifies criteria for determining which data in various library systems could be more beneficially shared and managed at a network level. -
A Dublin Core Application Profile for Scholarly Works
Julie Allinson, Pete Johnston and Andy Powell describe a Dublin Core application profile for describing scholarly works that makes use of FRBR and the DCMI Abstract Model. -
Introducing UnAPI
Dan Chudnov and a team of colleagues describe unAPI, a tiny HTTP API for serving information objects in next-generation Web applications. -
Serving Services in Web 2.0
Theo van Veen shows with the help of an example, how standardised descriptions of services can help users control the integration of services from different providers. -
ISBN-13: New Number on the Block
Ann Chapman outlines the planned changes to the ISBN standard and its impact on the information community and the book trade. -
The OpenURL and OpenURL Framework: Demystifying Link Resolution
Ann Apps reports on a conference about current and future uses of the proposed OpenURL Framework Standard Z39.88-2004.