Re: Updated Example to reflect proposed Audiobook type

On 23/02/2013 19:47, "Karen Coyle" <kcoyle@kcoyle.net> wrote:
> So both print and audio abridgements are versions of the Work, and there
> may be more precise relationships between those versions but one
> shouldn't count on that information being available. Thus I would expect
> that the main connection would be made by virtue of having the same
> author and title, and not much more.

Is there much more that can identify a Work?

> 
> As for whether 'abridged' is a boolean, in fact the word "ABRIDGED" or
> "UNABRIDGED" appear prominently by themselves on most audiobook pages:
> 
> http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B00B29ZIO6
> http://www.amazon.com/Arguably-Essays-by-Christopher-Hitchens/dp/B005KFQ8GA
> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heat-wave-richard-castle/1100260422?ean=978140
> 0114252
> 
> The property is conceptually "note on abridgement" but the terms
> "abridged/unabridged" need to appear in the user display. Treating it
> like a boolean would mean displaying "yes" or "no" rather than
> "abridged" or "unabridged." Remember, we are marking up displays.
> 
> <span itemprop="abridged">UNABRRIDGED</span>
> 
> not
> 
> <span itemprop="abridged">Yes</span>

Yes you are right - my 'everything is data' head is getting in the way.
Although it is a Boolean construct, because of the the way microdata is
normally applied we use messy strings.

Although this is also syntactically correct:
    <span itemprop="abridged" value="false">UNABRRIDGED</span>

~Richard.

> 
> This is analogous to:
> 
> <span itemprop="creator">John Smith</span>
> 
> There may be something better to call it than "abridged" - but I
> couldn't think of anything at the time. I am in touch now with some
> audiobook publishers so I can ask them these questions. This information
> should not be in a general note, though, because it has particular
> significance for the sales of audiobooks. I'll ask my contacts for
> better terminology.
> 
> kc
> 
> 
> On 2/23/13 10:10 AM, Richard Wallis wrote:
>> I read the abridged property as having a Boolean intent - ³abridged² or
>> ³unabridged²  - I was going to suggest ³yes²/²no² or true/false as more
>> appropriate ranges for such a property.
>> 
>> Would not commonEndeavour  not be a better way to link an abridged
>> AudioBook and the Book it is an abridgement of?
>> 
>> ~Richard.
>> 
>> 
>> On 23/02/2013 16:30, "Young,Jeff (OR)" <jyoung@oclc.org> wrote:
>> 
>>     Karen has also proposed an abridged property with a range of Text.
>>     It might be nice if the property was tweaked to have a domain and
>>     range of schema:Book so the link between the two could be followed.
>> 
>>     Jeff
>> 
>>     Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>     On Feb 23, 2013, at 4:31 AM, "Richard Wallis"
>>     <richard.wallis@oclc.org> wrote:
>> 
>>         Updated Example to reflect proposed Audiobook type Hi,
>> 
>>         Following Karen posting a proposed Audiobook Type, I have
>>         updated the example in the Example Library to reflect it:
>>         <http://www.w3.org/community/schemabibex/wiki/Examples/mylib/A8>
>> 
>>         ~Richard.
>> 
>>

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