Hiya,
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 19:51, Diane I. Hillmann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I agree with Ed as well (once he corrected me on the topic at hand)--we have
> been existing for some time in a world that uses a lot of different
> identifiers, and I don't think we're in any better position than were to cut
> down on that, nor is there any real reason to do so.
For those who don't follow AUTOCAT (or not just the long-dwindled
threads I seem to be part of) I thought I'd just rehash my (now
boring) spiel about persistent identifiers. Quote ;
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1. A blog entry I wrote some time ago about Topic Maps, epistemology
and the library world, which talks about new paradigms both to
librarians and to "normal" software developers everywhere;
http://shelter.nu/blog/2006/05/epistemological-implications-of-topic.html
2. A bit more on identity, here in the context of the web and RDF,
which is highly relevant both within databases and also now with the
FRBR / RDA work being done in the RDF world;
http://www.ontopia.net/topicmaps/materials/identitycrisis.html
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Please note that 1) the RDF world hasn't solved identifiers, and 2)
the current MARC-inflicted practice of free-text meta data fields is
harmful. The idea is to cut identifiers out from normal meta data
practices, and make them as unambiguous as possible.
Some have suggested to rely better on URN[1]s, and that might work but
is probably next to impossible to support infra-structurally across
the world. URI's are indeed your best option, but remember to focus on
what you're putting into those URI's. Just because it starts with
http:// doesn't make it an automatic win. :)
I've long heralded the library world to be the perfect place for PSI
control, saving both humanity, the library world and knowledge
management worlds in one sensible swoop, so of course I'd urge you to
consider the option of pushing PSIs into library infrastructure.
Ahem. Just my 0.2 dollars worth.
Regards,
Alexander
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Name
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