tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post7932274429123506320..comments2024-02-01T12:31:52.518-05:00Comments on Personanondata: The Google RegistryMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121709548793388116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-55542756007103633852008-11-20T22:03:00.000-05:002008-11-20T22:03:00.000-05:00A few comments.1. It's not a "google registry". Th...A few comments.<BR/>1. It's not a "google registry". The registry will be for the benefit of the plaintiff classes, i.e. authors and publishers.<BR/>2. Many of the benefits that could accrue from future adoption of ISTC are delivered <B>today</B> by things like OCLC's xISBN service and "FRBRization of book catalogs.<BR/>3. Since when are ISSN and DOI "not widely adopted"??? ISBN, ISSN and DOI all have succeeded because they have been clear in purpose- ISBN has been well managed as an identifier for a package relevant to the supply chain; ISSN identifies a serial name, and DOI identifies an article for hyperlinking.<BR/><BR/>EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com