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Make list international? #42

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hbunke opened this issue Jan 12, 2017 · 10 comments
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Make list international? #42

hbunke opened this issue Jan 12, 2017 · 10 comments

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hbunke commented Jan 12, 2017

Should we open the list for international libraries? This tweet suggests to add the British Library: https://twitter.com/ndalyrose/status/819490433147531264

Any objections? Guess it would make sense, although there's already https://wiki.code4lib.org/Libraries_Sharing_Code

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stweil commented Jan 12, 2017

That site has a strong focus on libraries from the English speaking world.

IMHO a collection with a European focus would be nice, so why not open it for the British Library (they still are European, aren't they)?

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hbunke commented Jan 12, 2017

I like the european argument (esp. concerning Britain ;-). So let's do it. I guess we should introduce 'national' sections, at least for institutions? And language of README should be english.

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hbunke commented Jan 12, 2017

Oh, and we might need another name. The acronym 'BibsOnGithub' is strange anyways ;-)

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stweil commented Jan 12, 2017

README.md should be English, yes, but I'd keep the German text, maybe in a subdirectory as lang/de/README.md (can be extended for additional languages). People should not be sorted by nationality. Institutions should use their native name (not University Library for a German UB), optionally an English translation (is this really necessary?). If we add the country ISO code to each instititution (for example before or after the town), that would be sufficient for me. Adding country sections for institutions would also be fine, but is more difficult to parse by scripts.

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stweil commented Jan 12, 2017

Oh, and we might need another name. The acronym 'BibsOnGithub' is strange anyways ;-)

Why? No, it's a very nice name, and I don't expect problems as "Bib" is Greek (so it fits to Europe). When I look at Wikidata, I see more countries using the Greek form than the Latin one. You might add that explanation to the README.md, of course.

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osma commented Jan 16, 2017

Please add @NatLibFi

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stweil commented Jan 16, 2017

@osma, do you have a suggestion how the list should be organized? By country? Or flat (with a country indicator)?

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osma commented Jan 16, 2017

Well I don't have an exact use case in mind, you probably know the requirements better. By country would make sense to me, but do as you like.

hbunke added a commit that referenced this issue Jan 17, 2017
since some requests from non german countries came in it seems to make sense to
broaden the list's scope. README.md in english.
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hbunke commented Jan 17, 2017

I've added @NatLibFi, @britishlibrary, and @BL-Labs. List is now open for libraries and library developers from any country (mainly from Europe, I guess). README.md is quick'n'dirty translated, please improve or complete.

I've not added any additional sections for international entries. After all, we are all Europeans, aren't we ;-) Guess this should work for now (keep it simple), later on we might think about an improved data structure.

If no one protests I'll close this issue.

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stweil commented Jan 10, 2018

Can we close this issue?

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