Wouldn't it be nice if Logos had .... a universal resource reference mechanism

As I am sure you have noticed, some Logos resources are inter-connected with other resources better than others - one thinks, for example of BDAG, as being a well connected resource.

The problem is that lots of resources are "created" (Libronix-ised) and the references are not tagged. Often this is because the references are not yet resources in Logos.

However, if there was a "reference mechanism" that would allow all references to be tagged, even if the resource is not yet available in Logos ... then when (or if) it (the reference) was eventually Libronixised and purchased, your old resource would pick it up automatically.

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to dream up such a referencing code ... and ... overtime, it really would add value to Logos libraries .... especially if .... over-time .... it was retrospectively added to all the current Logos resources.

So ... what do you think? Would this be a good use of Bob's development funds?

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Gary O'Neal

I like the idea. What if the resource tags used something like ISBN numbers. If it was found in your library, it opened it up. If it wasn't in your library but was available from Logos, it would send you to the Logos page for this resource. If it wasn't available from Logos, maybe send you to an Amazon or Library of Congress description of the book.

Stephen Paynter

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/83499#Comment_83499

I've been continuing to think about this, and I really think that this is a good direction for Logos to move in. It would really add value to all kinds of Logos resources, and every highly referenced resource added to one's library would greatly increase the whole library's value. It would be a good reason to add, say, NIDNTTE even if one already has TDNT, as lots of resources reference NIDNTTE instead of (or as well as) the TDNT. And this would particularly add value to papers in journals and academic books which reference lots of other papers.

I like the idea. What if the resource tags used something like ISBN numbers. If it was found in your library, it opened it up. If it wasn't in your library but was available from Logos, it would send you to the Logos page for this resource. If it wasn't available from Logos, maybe send you to an Amazon or Library of Congress description of the book.

That is certainly possible, but might be a bit costly, and a bit of a pain for the person turning a book into a Logos resource as they would often have to find the ISBN number for themselves. However, if they only used the information available in the printed reference that would be less of a problem. Of course, that might leave some references ambiguous, but if control is left with the user to reject wrong links, or to step through a set of possible links, selecting the correct one, that wouldn't be a problem.

To be as flexible as possible, it would be good to be able potentially to give a resource multiple reference names ... for example, a paper may originally be published in the WTJ, and then republished in a book which is collection of papers by that author, and again in a collection of papers on that topic (whatever it is). A reference in another resource to any one of these should pick up the resource, even if only one of them is available in a given user's library.

Does anyone know of any reason why this would not be possible?