[uf-discuss] Citation microformat

Fri Apr 7 20:58:48 PDT 2006

I can't attend the meet-up on sunday, so I will just wait to hear the 
results. How will they be shared?
As some additional input to consider, here is some data from the straw 
format for genealogical citations that was proposed on 
eatslikeahuman.blogspot.com:
Nested list of genealogical embedded citation elements
citation
 url
 film-number
 sheet-number
 page-number
 frame-number
 call-number
 book-number
 image-number
 record-number
 batch-number
 serial-number
 date-recorded
 certainty
 comment
 source
 url
 title
 author
 abbreviation
 publication-info
 description
 time-period
 locality
 language
 film-number
 call-number
 batch-number
 comment
 repository
 name
 address
 phone
 email
 url
 comment
This proposal is geared explicitly towards genealogical citations. It 
probably has some deficiencies and may have some unnecessary elements. But 
in general the elements listed here are useful for genealogical citations. 
So it would be good if the elements in this list could be represented in 
some way in the citation microformat.
For those of you unfamiliar with the genealogical world, let me add a few 
definitions for some of the terms used above. I am not proposing that 
citation microformats adopt any of these terms. I believe that the citation 
microformat proposal already has corresponding elements. I provide these 
definitions to avoid confusion about the meaning of the data listed above.
Repository - The location where this record can be found. Could be a libray, 
a government agency, a web site, an individual's address, or any other place 
that a record can be kept.
Source - The microfilm, book, website, or other collection containing the 
information cited.
Citation - The microfilm frame, book page and line number, or other data 
required to locate the specific information within the "Source".
Aloha,
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Suda" <brian.suda at gmail.com>
To: "Microformats Discuss" <microformats-discuss at microformats.org>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [uf-discuss] Citation microformat
> As you can see from the Wiki, there is ALOT of information up there.
>> We are trying to plan an IRC meet-up this sunday to discuss many of
> the issues at large and keep this format moving forward.
>> http://microformats.org/wiki/citation-irc-meetup
>> -brian
>> On 4/7/06, John Vilburn <john at ohanasoftware.com> wrote:
>> I am new to this list and new to microformats. I am working with another
>> group that is looking for ways to embed genealogical citations on web 
>> pages.
>> You can find the info on this effort at 
>> http://eatslikeahuman.blogspot.com/.
>> We have explored a variety of citation efforts. Microformats appear to be
>> the most promising. I made a couple of additions to
>> http://microformats.org/wiki/citation-brainstorming, one under the title
>> "More This and That" and another in the Straw format under the "what else 
>> am
>> I missing" section.
>>>> Is anyone else actively working on the citation microformat?
>>>> Aloha,
>> John Vilburn
>> Ohana Software LLC
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