Hi,

Just to make things clear for this audience: RefDB will eventually use
an extended data model most likely based on MODS (supporting multiple
users will require some extensions though). The current data model is
based on RIS that most commercial bibliography tools support (and that
librarians will rightfully laugh at). It was a nice point to start
with, but this data model turned out to be insufficient for general
use outside the life sciences. I believe MODS as it stands is a good
compromise between versatility and simplicity. MARC would be gross
overkill for the purposes that RefDB tries to cover.

regards,
Markus


Bruce D'Arcus writes:
 > What I want to see is that project adopt refdb as its data storage and
 > formatting engine. I also want to see the refdb data model and the xslt
 > files that format these records enhanced to use MODS (Or something very
 > close to MODS) records. Doing so will help create an open source
 > foundation to significantly enhance bibliographic support for students
 > and researchers.
 >

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