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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
  • its goal to connect people to information resources, and to make the journey through the library as interesting and rewarding as possible
  • cataloging records in MARC format
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  • library professionals
  • online bookstores and publishers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
  • identification
  • library uniform titles
  • Subjects
  • Works
  • Editions
  • Authors
  • types provide a focus
  • linked data
  • For texts, the Work stays the same even when translated.
  • the abstract creative product
  • defines the essential things that a library catalog describes
  • uniquely identifying
  • To the extent possible, all of the various editions of a work (in FRBR called Manifestations) are linked to the Work
  • natural order
  • birth and death dates in their own fields
  • author information can include name variants, as well as biographical information
  • attempt to reflect the full complexity of the contents
  • Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
  • OCLC Research Division
  • user interfaces for library catalogs
  • emphasizes the faceted nature
  • refine their searches
  • facets
  • facet types are: subject, person, time, place
  • facets as a separate subject entry
  • users can follow the topical train of related facets throughout the web of data that these subject facets create
  • identifying URL
  • web-based information resource
  • when entries are merged, as does happen, care is taken so that the old URL points to the new one, thus avoiding broken links
  • These identifiers do not change
  • merging duplicate entries
  • users can merge editions, authors and works
  • improve the quality of bibliographic data on the web as a whole
Sunny Jackson

Internet Archive BookReader (Open Library) - 0 views

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  • Look for the Read Online links or the open book icon to open a book in the BookReader. You can search for available books by checking the "Only show eBooks" checkbox in the Open Library search.
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Borrow eBooks (Open Library) - 0 views

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  • in-browser or as a PDF or ePub
  • Up to 5 titles for 2 weeks each
  • mainly 20th Century titles
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  • Manage your loansthrough your account
  • Choose how you'd liketo read the book (web, PDF, ePub)
  • Look for theBorrow icon
  • Any Open Library account holder around the world can borrow
  • In-Library Lending
  • Brought to you by the Internet Archive and its partner libraries.
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  • an open source library system for public libraries that includes catalog searches and member organizing
  • lendable eBooks
  • Evergreen
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  • helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate
  • helps library patrons find library materials
  • software for libraries
  • OpenBook links to detailed book information in Open Library, the main data source, as well as other book sites
  • OpenBook can link to library records by configuring an OpenURL resolver or through a WorldCat link
山下 さとみ

How to read Adobe ePub books with iBooks on Mac - 0 views

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  • 山下 さとみ on 13 Dec 13
     
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Sunny Jackson

Humanism on Open Library - 0 views

Humanism

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