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<h1>Open Source Metadata Framework</h1>
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<li><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:ode-discuss@oswg.org">ode-discuss@oswg.org</A>, <A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org">ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org</A>, Linux Knowledge Base Discuss <<A HREF="mailto:linuxkb-discuss@seul.org">linuxkb-discuss@seul.org</A>>, <A HREF="mailto:oswg-discuss@oswg.org">oswg-discuss@oswg.org</A>, <A HREF="mailto:oswg-announce@oswg.org">oswg-announce@oswg.org</A>, <A HREF="mailto:techwriters@linuxchix.org">techwriters@linuxchix.org</A></li>
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<li><em>Subject</em>: Open Source Metadata Framework</li>
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<li><em>From</em>: Paul Jones <<A HREF="mailto:pjones@metalab.unc.edu">pjones@metalab.unc.edu</A>></li>
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Open Source Metadata Framework -OMF
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Help test and refine the OMF templates by entering your documents and
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other resources; go to <A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/osrt/omf/">http://metalab.unc.edu/osrt/omf/</A>
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What is the OMF metadata framework? Think card catalogue format that is:
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completely open
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standards-based (Dublin Core and XML)
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interoperable (because of standards)
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easily sharable (so you can put it in any database you choose)
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author/contributor maintainable
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includes XML validation
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includes highly flexible template entry
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agnostic as to:
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original manuscript format
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original manuscript content
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original manuscript location
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project in which the manuscript is located
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OMF's metadata can be used to describe nearly any kind of resource:
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SGML/XML, HTML, video, audio or plain text (again like the old card
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catalogue). While the format is noted in the metadata, the metadata itself
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is plaintext in XML. We want the metadata to be in XML for all the obvious
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reasons. We built the template, description on Dublin Core for maximum
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interoperability and sharing with other projects.
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Even though we began by looking that the LDP when constructing the
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metadata description, we think the description will work with all kinds of
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Open Source Documentation projects. We have already been in conversation
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with Deb Richardson of OWSG in order to make sure OMF interoperates with
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the OSWG and the LDP. In fact, the structure of OSWG's OSDI are based on
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the OMF schema so that entries in the OSDI could easily be extracted as
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XML based OMF records and shared through OMF.
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We see no reason why OMF would preempt any full text project such as the
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LKB or even ODE. Recognizing that all documentation might not make it into
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LKB or even ODE, we hope that the metadata will be the pathfinder to all
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kinds of Open Source resources.
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We plan to host at least one search/retrieval application based on OMF,
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but we see the metadata as being open and shared so that alternative
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schemes, homes, searching plans, and value-added, like OSDI'9s reader
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comments, are welcome and encouraged.
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In many ways, the OMF is somewhat analogous to the very successful LSM
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(Linux Software Maps) which we used for the Metalab Linux Archives since
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the early 90s. Searching then is analogous to Linsearch,
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<A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/linsearch/">http://metalab.unc.edu/linsearch/</A> which allows you to do a template-based
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search for software no matter where it is based, what language it was
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written in, etc. Of course, there are several other LSM search stategies
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implemented at other sites. Since we all share the LSMs, people can choose
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whatever searching scheme best suits them.
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To discuss the OMF and other metadata issues with the developers and to
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participate in future development, subscribe to our mailing list by
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sending a message of: subscribe ldp-meta to: franklin.oit.unc.edu
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Help test and refine the template by entering your documents and other
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resources; go to <A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/osrt/omf/">http://metalab.unc.edu/osrt/omf/</A>
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All OMF tools will be availabe via tarball, thanks to Kendall Clark, in
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the near future.
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OMF Team:
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Kendall Clark <kclark@ntlug.org>
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Miles Efron <mefron@metalab.unc.edu>
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Jane Greenberg <janeg@ils.unc.edu>
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Paul Jones <pjones@metalab.unc.edu>
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With help and advice from:
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Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona <jgb@gsyc.inf.uc3m.es>
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Matt Knuppel <matt@metalab.unc.edu>
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Jonathan Magid <jem@metalab.unc.edu>
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Ismael Olea <olea@hispalinux.es>
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Victor R. Ruiz <rvr@idec.es>
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