On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 05:16:18PM +0100, Andy Powell wrote:
> > We first should say, what model DCMI has w.r.t. metadata in general.
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> Yes, I agree that this is a possible approach. We *could* define a
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> DCMI Abstract Metadata Model
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> which would be broader than the model I propose.
Andy,
I like the idea of making the model more general.
If we are in effect talking here about a document that
would subsume and replace a number of our other foundational
documents -- we should avoid defining things like "encoding
scheme" in two or three different places -- then I would like
to suggest a few other things to include:
-- The suggestion (discussed in an earlier posting) that we
drop the notion of "Qualified Dublin Core" and focus on
firming up a formal notion of "Dublin Core Application
Profile". (Hmm, would we want to call it "DCMI Application
Profile"...?)
-- Defining "Simple Dublin Core" as one particular "DCAP".
-- The notion of a "core", and of a core functioning as
a "pidgin". The idea is central to what we are trying to
do in terms of interoperability, and it provides a sort
of historical explanation for why we have "Elements"
and "Element Refinements" (now both clarified to be
"properties"). In principle, the notion of a model with
"Core Elements" (gee I wish we called them that...)
is usable in many other contexts.
Tom
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