Howdy Sharon,
Not sure if this is perfect, but you might check out DOAP (Description of a
Project). Quoth Wikipedia:
"*DOAP* (Description Of A Project) is an attempt to make an RDF
schema<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDF_Schema>and
XML <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Markup_Language> vocabulary to
describe open-source <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source> projects. It
was created and initially developed by Edd Dumbill to convey semantically
information associated with open-source software projects. It is currently
used in O'Reilly's <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Reilly_Media>
CodeZoo<http://www.codezoo.com/>and the Apache
Software Foundation's<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Software_Foundation>
project
page <http://projects.apache.org/>. There are currently generators,
validators <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Validator>, viewers and converters
to enable more projects to be able to be included in the semantic
web<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_web>
."
Good luck,
-Mike
On 7/17/07, Sharon Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Please forgive the cross-posting.
For my final project in the class Digital Libraries, I am bringing
together a "bibliography" ("appliography"?) of open source software
applications and free web services that would be useful in the
construction of digital libraries. (How self-referential can you get?
;-)) I am looking for advice on finding, selecting, and using an
existing XML schema that would include syntax for the type of
application, target platforms, OSs, licensing, etc.
In searching Ask.com and Google, I zeroed in on OSD, the Open Software
Description Format, but I'm not finding a lot of new material about
it, and I can't recall ever reading about it. Is this in fact the
latest and greatest? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sharon
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F/OSS Evangelist
Cheshire Public Library
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Cheshire, CT 06410
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