All,
You might find the Australian Literature Gateway of interest. AusLit was
produced (and is maintained) by the Australian Defence Force Academy at the
University of New South Wales with funding from the Australian Research
Council. It is notable because it is the first implementation of the IFLA
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (1998), which implements
the work-expression-manifestation-item model.
While it will eventually only be available by subscription, it is free for
a trial period at http://www.austlit.edu.au
The manual for creating records can be found here:
http://www.austlit.edu.au/common/manual/WorksContents.html
In addition to the implementation of the IFLA model, it is also noteworthy
for its use of standards and innovative technology.
· Java 1.3 programming language and runtime
· Tomcat (current production release) open source servlet
environment
· Apache (current production release) open source web server
· Xerces-J 1.3 open source XML parser
· Xalan-J 2.1 open source XSL processor
· Oracle 8i database
· OCLC Z39.50 Java library for interrogating holdings
information from · NLA's Kinetica service
· Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 web client used for data
maintenance
They are exploring the use of Topic Maps for "event modeling."
We are currently considering inviting Marie-Louise Ayers (and perhaps two
assistants, one a programmer, and the other a librarian) to visit UVa.
Please have a look.
Daniel
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Daniel V. Pitti Project Director
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Phone: 434 924-6594 Fax: 434 982-2363 Email: dpitti@Virginia.edu
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu
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