RE: linked open data and PDF

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> From: Herbert Van de Sompel <hvdsomp@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:10:45 -0700
> Message-Id: <464E492A-1394-4A59-9C1D-520F9CB631B9@gmail.com>
> Cc: "public-lod@w3.org" <public-lod@w3.org>
> To: Larry Masinter <masinter@adobe.com>
>
> Larry
> How about HTTP Link headers (RFC 5988) to convey links and metadata
> expressed as links when serving PDFs? I can imagine an authoring tool
> embedding the info in XMP. But I have a harder time imagining a consumer
> application that would want to read the info via XMP.
>

I don't: Bibliographic managers for PDFs could make use of XMP metadata.
Imagine never typing another citation again!


> How about a web server add-on that can extract (and map/transform.) the
> info from the XMP container as the PDF is being served. And stuff it all in
> the HTTP Link header on the fly.
>

This of course is a good idea but I don't think it's either/or.

-Jodi


> Cheers
> Herbert