[open-bibliography] Getting started with the Working Group on Open Bibliographic Data

Christopher Gutteridge cjg at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Sun Feb 28 13:13:05 UTC 2010


On reflection, I would prefer IRC to skype too.

Christopher Gutteridge wrote:
> Sounds good. Can I ask if anyone on the list (other than Ed Summers) 
> is at Dev8D in London. It is possible that some other people on this 
> list are currently in the same building as me!
>
> Jonathan Gray wrote:
>> Welcome to the new list for the Working Group on Open Bibliographic
>> Data! A list of current members and the group's purpose is at:
>>
>>   http://wiki.okfn.org/wg/bibliography
>>
>> In terms of next steps, the first instance I propose:
>>
>>   1. We make sure that we have broad representation from existing
>> projects and initiatives interested in open bibliographic data. It
>> would be great if everyone could cast their eyes over the list to see
>> if there are any obvious omissions!
>>   2. We find a regular slot to have monthly virtual meetings. I
>> suggest we do this on a weekday in the late afternoon/early evening
>> GMT, e.g. 1700 GMT / 1800 CET / 0900 PST.
>>   3. Once we have done 1. and 2., we aim to launch the working group
>> in the next few weeks?
>>
>> How does this sound?
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>>   
>

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