Hi Robina and others,
>>I have been asked for the rationale for repeating a DC element rather than
putting multiple values in one occurence of an element.<<
In HealthInsite we have dealt with this from the point of view of readibility
and conciseness in the display of a metadata record, whether in our database
system display or HTML output. Where there are different element refinements and
schemes, then obviously elements need to be repeated. We also repeat the element
where there is the possiblility of lengthy content - eg corporate names in
creator and publisher. But where the content follows a tight coded scheme - eg
language, type, subject - then we string multiple values into one occurrence
with semicolon delimiters.
Regards, Prue
Prue Deacon
HealthInsite Editorial Team
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
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