>
>
> Ed,
>
> The example is very helpful.
>
> Some of these map to Dublin Core elements, so for consistency
> it might be a good idea to make sure that formats conform to
> the standard. I haven't really kept up with the NKOS
> recommendations so don't know whether the example diverges
> from Dublin Core in order to conform to NKOS.  For example:
>
> date should be in the format 1993-12-08
>
> I think en is the language (don't remember seeing en-uk in
> the dublin core recommended list; is this an NKOS standard?)
>
> coverage.  I don't know whether this should be more
> structured, with the qualifiers 'temporal' and 'spatial' included.
>
> Regards
>
> Daphne
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lee, Edmund
> > Sent: 11 July 2002 10:39
> > To: Charles, Daphne
> > Subject: RE: [fish.members] A New Vote Has Been Posted - To
> accept the
> > revised metadata standard for INSCRIPTION
> >
> >
> > Thanks Daphne - and no its not too late at all,
> >
> > The element 'Coverage' in the new format covers both area and
> > timespans. I've just uploaded a sample description to the
> > fish.members group file archive which makes this a bit
> > clearer. I'm not sure that this is entirely appropriate for
> > our needs , although it matches the NKOS standard. I'd
> > welcome discussion of this point on the fish.members group if
> > you have the time to post something.
> >
> > The metadata entry url would serve simply to help in
> > automatic construction of the web pages, serving as the link
> > between the 'list of lists' display and the 'full
> > description' display. The sample data would be a link to a
> > page that contained sample terms from the full standard (this
> > sample data would also be included in the INSCRIPTION web
> > site). The values for all of these would need to be checked
> > with Gordon. The full resource url would be a link to a site
> > outside of INSCRIPTION where the full resource was available
> > (e.g. our thesaurus browser pages).
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Charles, Daphne
> > > Sent: 11 July 2002 09:59
> > > To: Lee, Edmund
> > > Subject: RE: [fish.members] A New Vote Has Been Posted - To
> > accept the
> > > revised metadata standard for INSCRIPTION
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ed,
> > >
> > > A couple of points (and I realise I'm a bit late on this)
> > >
> > > Some examples would have been useful, as it is difficult to
> > > grasp the difference between all the various urls
> > > (identifier, metadata entry, full resource etc.)
> > >
> > > Also, has the coverage (spatial) disappeared in the new draft?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Daphne
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
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> > > > Sent: 09 July 2002 17:31
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: [fish.members] A New Vote Has Been Posted - To
> accept the
> > > > revised metadata standard for INSCRIPTION
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear SmartGroups.com user,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > A new vote has been created for the group: Forum on
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The motion is:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To accept the revised metadata standard for INSCRIPTION
> > > >
> > > >
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