Eric,
I may have missed this, but please add an explanation (for the benefit
of post-ballot readers) of what exactly the
Identifier: The unique identifier assigned to the data element
is, and how it differs from
Name: The label assigned to the data element.
For example, is the Identifier a syntax-independent string that must
appear in expressions of that qualifier? In which case the term
"label" seems most appropriate to me.
Also, in what context is the identifier supposed to be unique?
An unpleasant example is the term "Identifier" itself, which is now
used in three unrelated ways in DCMES:
1. "Identifier" the label on the fragments of the present document
(the concept that this message starts with),
2. "Identifier" the qualifier
3. "Identifier" the Dublin Core element
Nailing down in this document what we mean by unique would help lots.
Thanks,
-John
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