On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Pete Johnston wrote:
> Not sure if this is helpful here or not, but for me, one of the
> interesting aspects of the recent discussions was that they highlighted
> the distinction between:
>
> (i) (named) sets of elements/terms (which I think is what you refer to
> as "vocabularies"?)(e.g. "the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set", "the
> Dublin Core element refinements") [N.B. these sets may not be
> "coextensive" with the DC XML namespaces e.g. "the Dublin Core top-level
> elements" would draw on terms from two namespaces] and
>
> (ii) (named) "usages" of selections of elements/terms (e.g. "Simple DC"
> and "Qualified DC", as defined by Andy).
>
I like this distinction, naming 'sets of terms' and distinguishing these
from named 'usages'. Tho what you say in (i) alerts me as to how careful
one has to be in that Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is not the same as
'Dublin Core top-level elements'.
> I'm trying to resist using the term "application profile" here to
> describe objects in this second class,
I too will resist! I see the DCMI as a 'standards
making body' whereas I see application profiles as emerging from
elsewhere, from implementors adapting and localising 'standards'. I
realise its often the same people involved in both activities but I think
its overloading the concept if DCMI use it as means to define their
vocabularies..
....
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>
> > At very least surely we need to define DC Simple outside
> > these somewhat inaccessible specs (as Andy says at end of his
> > mail, in glossary perhaps)??
>
> Oooh, "inaccessible" seems a bit harsh.... ;-)
>
Sorry if it sounds harsh .... I'm only trying to make the point that a lot
of people do not have time to follow this discussion nor read these
drafts for comment.
> But yes, I agree that having such descriptions in a glossary would be a
> Good Thing.
... looks like this has now been actioned. good!
Rachel
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