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---++ Comparisons of existing solutions
   Go to ComparisonOfExistingSolutions to literature markup for discussion based on the TDWG2006 presentation by AnnaWeitzmann

   * Some additional literature standards efforts
      * http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/bib/openbib.html
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   * TaxLitStdLevel1:
      * Single string 
      * LSID or GUID + human readable string with elements of a microreference (citation)
   * * TaxLitStdLevel2: *  
      * Gutenberg Core
      * LSID or GUID 
      * elements to describe reference (MODS based)
      * elements to describe microreference (citation)
      * elements to describe full bibliographic citation
      * format/elements/functions necessary to build a taxonomic literature
      * database (central or distributed?; based on existing resources) for use
   * * TaxLitSdLevel3: *
      * complete taxonomic literature content schema using taXMLit and other existing efforts as a starting point
      * standard to work with existing literature recommendations (within standard?) for future literature (interest already expressed from publishing community)
   
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