If the goal is to embed bibliographic metadata in HTML, I would suggest Schema.org instead of COinS.
Jeff Jonathan Rochkind <rochk...@jhu.edu> wrote: It _IS_ an old unused metadata format that should be replaced by something else (among other reasons because it's actually illegal in HTML5), but I'm not sure there is a "something else" with the right balance of flexibility, simplicity, and actual adoption by consuming software. But COinS didn't have a whole lot of adoption by consuming software either. Can you say what you think the COinS you've been adding are useful for, what they are getting used for? And what sorts of 'citations' youw ere adding them for? For my own curiosity, and because it might help answer if there's another solution that would still meet those needs. But if you want to keep using COinS -- creating a COinS generator like OCLC's no longer existing one is a pretty easy thing to do, perhaps some code4libber reading this will be persuaded to find the time to create one for you and others. If you have a server that could host it, you could offer that. :) On 11/20/2012 4:47 PM, Bigwood, David wrote: > I've used the COinS Generator at OCLC for years. Now it is gone. Any > suggestions on how I can get an occasional COinS for use in our > bibliography? Do any of the citation managers generate COinS? > > > > Or is this just an old unused metadata format that should be replaced by > something else? > > > > Thanks, > > Dave Bigwood > > dbigw...@hou.usra.edu > > Lunar and Planetary Institute > >