They should also be incorporated in the Ready Reference Guide for the Elements
(http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/) and Qualifiers
(http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmes-qualifiers/)
again
Mary Woodley
Mary Woodley wrote:
> I think that the new definitions should be incorporated in the Usage Guide that
> does provide a menu for searching. It does not make sense to maintain two
> separate pages that document how to implement Dublin Core.
>
> I will update the glossary to reflect any changes or additions that are
> necessary.
>
> Mary Woodley
>
> Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>
> > 1. I'm really happy that all these new documents are available.
> >
> > 2. I'm really unhappy that my "must-read" list just tripled. ;-)
> >
> > 3. If I might make a suggestion: I've more-or-less fumbled my way through
> > the DC documents in a somewhat ad hoc fashion, and no doubt I've confused
> > myself to some extent by reading them in a non-optimal order. It would
> > be extremely useful to me (and possibly to others, though I'm admittedly
> > speculating here) if someone could toss together a page that
> > did two things: (a) give a first-approximation idea of what order the
> > documents might be best be read in and (b) give a one-sentence summary
> > of why one might want to read each document. Something like:
> >
> > Documents that explain what Dublin Core is:
> > - document 0
> >
> > Documents that everyone planning to use Dublin Core should read:
> > - document 1
> > - document 2
> >
> > Documents that everyone planning to use D.C. in XML should read:
> > - document 3
> > - document 4
> >
> > If you're going to use the "date" element, then read:
> > - document 5
> >
> > If you're going to use the "type" element, then read:
> > - document 6 (obsoletes document-6-old)
> >
> > and so on. I suppose this could be called a "roadmap" to the documentation;
> > and by suggesting it I don't mean to critique what's already on the site
> > (it's highly useful); I'm just trying to figure out how it could be more
> > accessible to those us who are newbies to metadata/Dublin Core/etc. without
> > incurring huge amounts of work for the webmaster(s).
> >
> > ---Rsk
>
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