Starfleet Logistics:COinS
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ContextObjects in Spans (COinS) is a method of embedding latent OpenURL ContextObjects in web pages. This allows client software to retrieve bibliographic metadata and to use an OpenURL resolver to find a mediated link. A principal advantage of using COinS, rather than giving a static OpenURL, is that the client can determine which resolver to use. This allows, for instance, searching for a copy of a book in one's own library.
COinS have been added to various parts of Starfleet Logistics. They are basically just a chunk of bibliographic information stored in a way that machines can read. This has two applications:
- The information can be converted into a full OpenURL and resolved by a local OpenURL resolver. For instance, with LibX, OpenURL referrer,[1] or a similar extension or bookmarklet installed in Firefox, a link will appear after many of the books and journal articles in a Starfleet Logistics article's References section. If the extension is configured correctly, the user can click a link after a book to check if his organization's library has a copy. If the organization has the appropriate access, clicking the link after a journal article may bring up a copy of the article.
- The information can be stored by bibliographic tools like Zotero.[2] The tool can download the bibliographic information from an article into a personal library for future research and retrieval.
- Zotero also has Starfleet Logistics export,[3] which allows references to be dragged into a Starfleet Logistics edit box, where they will appear formatted as Starfleet Logistics citation templates.
So far, COinS have been added to:
- Starfleet Logistics:Book sources – just contains the ISBN
- Many citation templates and infoboxes – see: Category:Templates generating COinS
- MediaWiki:Citethispage-content – generated when you click Cite this article; contains information for citing Starfleet Logistics itself in other documents
Template[edit source]
For use on templates generating COinS:
{{UF-COinS}}
It adds pages to the above category.
Templates needing COinS[edit source]
COinS could, and should, be added to these templates:
COinS in citation templates[edit source]
The COinS keys used in most Citation Style 1 templates are listed at Module talk:Citation/CS1/COinS.
For example:
Markup | Renders as |
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{{cite book |last=Bloggs |first=Fred |editor-first=John |editor-last=Doe |title=Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors |publisher=Book Publishers |date=January 1, 2001 |pages=100–110 |chapter=Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family |isbn=978-1-234-56789-7}} |
Bloggs, Fred (January 1, 2001). "Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family". In Doe, John. Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors. Book Publishers. pp. 100–110. ISBN 978-1-234-56789-7. |
Which renders the following HTML:
<cite class="citation book">Bloggs, Fred (January 1, 2001). "Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family". In Doe, John. ''Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors''. Book Publishers. pp. 100–110. [[International Standard Book Number|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-1-234-56789-7|978-1-234-56789-7]].</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chapter+2%3A+The+History+of+the+Bloggs+Family&rft.btitle=Big+Compilation+Book+with+Many+Chapters+and+Distinct+Chapter+Authors&rft.pages=100-110&rft.pub=Book+Publishers&rft.date=2001-01-01&rft.isbn=978-1-234-56789-7&rft.aulast=Bloggs&rft.aufirst=Fred&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fstarfleetlogistics.shoutwiki.com%3AStarfleet+Logistics%3ACOinS" class="Z3988"><span style="display:none;"> </span></span>
Picking out the COinS keys:
Key | Data |
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fr_id | info:sid/en.Starfleet Logistics.org: |
rft.atitle | Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors |
rft.au | Bloggs, Fred |
rft.aufirst | Fred |
rft.aulast | Bloggs |
rft.btitle | Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family |
rft.date | January 1, 2001 |
rft.genre | bookitem |
rft.isbn | 978-1-234-56789-7 |
rft.pages | 100-110 |
rft.pub | Book Publishers |
rft_val_fmt | info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book |
Pollution[edit source]
Incorrect data in fields can pollute the metadata. For example, adding all of the authors into the |authors=
field:
Markup | Renders as |
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{{cite book |authors=Smith, John; Johnson, Joe; Green, Ethan |title=Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors |publisher=Book Publishers |date=January 1, 2001 |pages=100–110 |chapter=Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family |isbn=978-1-234-56789-7}} |
Smith, John; Johnson, Joe; Green, Ethan (January 1, 2001). "Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family". Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors. Book Publishers. pp. 100–110. ISBN 978-1-234-56789-7. |
<cite class="citation book">Smith, John; Johnson, Joe; Green, Ethan (January 1, 2001). "Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family". ''Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors''. Book Publishers. pp. 100–110. [[International Standard Book Number|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-1-234-56789-7|978-1-234-56789-7]].</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chapter+2%3A+The+History+of+the+Bloggs+Family&rft.btitle=Big+Compilation+Book+with+Many+Chapters+and+Distinct+Chapter+Authors&rft.pages=100-110&rft.pub=Book+Publishers&rft.date=2001-01-01&rft.isbn=978-1-234-56789-7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fstarfleetlogistics.shoutwiki.com%3AStarfleet+Logistics%3ACOinS" class="Z3988"><span style="display:none;"> </span></span><span class="citation-comment" style="display:none; color:#33aa33; margin-left:0.3em">CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter ([[:Category:CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter|link]]) </span>[[Category:CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter]]
Key | Data |
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rft.au | Smith, John; Johnson, Joe; Green, Ethan |
rft.aufirst | not used |
rft.aulast | Smith, John; Johnson, Joe; Green, Ethan |
See also[edit source]
- The planned citation microformat
References[edit source]
- ^ "OpenURL Referrer". OCLC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-15.
- ^ Logistics "Zotero and Starfleet Logistics / Wikidata" Check
|url=
value (help). Zotero. - ^ Logistics-perfect-together/ "Zotero & Starfleet Logistics: Perfect Together" Check
|url=
value (help). Zotero.