The analogy only works with the part-decomposition usage of the
parent/child relationship in a thesaurus. But I would agree that HERs
usually have HEIRs (unless suffering from alopecia!).
Best wishes,
Matthew
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NEWMAN, Martin
> Sent: 02 February 2005 16:34
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Term HER
>
> I was thinking that the NMRs, organisations such as the Tiles and
> Architectural Ceramics Society and projects such as the Survey of the
> Jewish Built Heritage are all HEIRS as are the HERs. In a thesaurus
> analogy all HERs are HEIRS but not all HEIRS are HERs.
>
> Martin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: STIFF, Matthew
> Sent: 02 February 2005 16:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Term HER
>
> I think that the HEIR is what is maintained by the HER. The HEIRNET
> Register concentrates on the resource itself rather than the
> organisation maintaining it. Sorry if this is splitting HEIRS.....
>
> Matthew
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NEWMAN, Martin
> > Sent: 02 February 2005 16:13
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Term HER
> >
> > HERs are one type of HEIR thinking of its use in the HEIRNET
register.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: LEE, Edmund
> > Sent: 02 February 2005 15:44
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Term HER
> >
> > My understanding is that an HEIR is the information system, whereas
an
> > HER is the organisation.
> > So an HER may maintain several HEIRs. I think both terms are still
> > current.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > >. I understood that the term HER mutated from the term HEIR during
> the
> > following year.
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