About the Librarianship (Open Library) - 0 views
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Open Library is a new kind of library, not bounded by any point in space
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its goal to connect people to information resources, and to make the journey through the library as interesting and rewarding as possible
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Open Library can mix and match data from different sources, thus enhancing the traditional library record to include information that helps users find interesting resources and make an informed selection from the large number of published materials that are part of our cultural heritage
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Open Library users themselves can add information to the catalog, and can even add entire works that the Library has not yet received from another source
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Collectively we can create a new kind of library catalog; one that not only links users to materials, but that allows users to engage in the knowledge dialog that a library represents
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To the extent possible, all of the various editions of a work (in FRBR called Manifestations) are linked to the Work
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users can follow the topical train of related facets throughout the web of data that these subject facets create
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when entries are merged, as does happen, care is taken so that the old URL points to the new one, thus avoiding broken links