Andy,
> One immediate problem is that (as far as I can tell) the namespace URI for
> the DCTERMS namespace
>
> http://purl.org/dc/terms/
>
> currently resolves to
>
> http://dublincore.org/2001/08/14/dcq#
>
> Unfortunately, this schema is incorrect :-( For example it contains
> entries for 'note' and 'release', neither of which have ever been agreed
> by DCMI (as far as I recall).
I've no idea what the history behind this is, but this dates back to at
least 2000/03/13. Possibly much earlier. See
http://dublincore.org/2000/03/13/dcq
> I'm not sure when or how this schema got put in place but I would strongly
> suggest that the purl.org resolver configuration is changed so that the
> DCTERMS namespace URI does *not* resolve to this schema. Please can we
> make the DCTERMS namespace URI not resolve to anything until we have
> agreed what it should resolve to. This should happen now (or as soon as
> possible). Apologies if I missed a decision somewhere!?
With all due respect, this decision has to be made by one of my many bosses.
This may break applications and people will scream bloody murder about it
being done. My apologies if you are one of my many bosses :)
> http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/ -> http://dublincore.org/2001/08/14/dctype#
>
> This schema contains the term 'Resource' which has never been approved by
> DCMI.
Same issue as dcq. See http://dublincore.org/2000/03/13/dctype
Regards,
Harry
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