Extracting, validating, and correcting item attribute values in a database

A system for correcting a database, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having program instructions that when executed by the processor cause operations, the operations:
• receiving, from a user, user information indicating an incorrect database attribute value for an attribute of content in the database and indicating a user provided attribute value for the incorrect database attribute value;
• accessing a page from over a network providing information on the content in response to receiving the user information indicating the incorrect database attribute value, wherein the page is provided by a source web site providing information on the content independent of the user;
• determining whether the page includes a page attribute value for the attribute of the content;
• determining whether the page attribute value for the attribute of the content matches the user provided attribute value in response to determining that the page provides the page attribute value;
• and
• updating the database to use the user provided attribute value for the attribute of the content in response to determining that the page attribute value matches the user provided attribute value.

A method for correcting a database, comprising:

• receiving, from a user, user information indicating an incorrect database attribute value for an attribute of content in the database and indicating a user provided attribute value for the incorrect database attribute value;
• accessing a page from over a network providing information on the content in response to receiving the user information indicating the incorrect database attribute value, wherein the page is provided by a source web site providing information on the content independent of the user;
• determining whether the page includes a page attribute value for the attribute of the content;
• determining whether the page attribute value for the attribute of the content matches the user provided attribute value in response to determining that the page provides the page attribute value;
• and
• updating the database to use the user provided attribute value for the attribute of the content in response to determining that the page attribute value matches the user provided attribute value.