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> 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.
These terms came from the original dc1.0 and 1.1 documents. I would have
greatly preferred *not* to include 'Identifier' in the ballot at this time
due to what I'm afraid are incompatible views of what this means. But I was
overruled (no referable notes from teleconferences...errr) in the desire to
make this ballot as compatible with the other specifications.
> 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.
for exactly these (and other) reasons, i'd like to remove the 'Identifier'
part of this ballot...
eric
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