PROPOSITION:
Current names for Dublin Core elements are alpha strings that
perpetuate their anglo-centric (and text-centric) origin. While
these names or something very much like them may continue to be the
names by which the elements are discussed popularly, a means of
element name indirection should be put in place soon to allow
non-english language names as well as names that might be tailored
better to specialized domains.
PRO: Internationalization is one of the largest problems to be solved
on the net. Providing an indirection mechanism for element names
will address one small but important part of this problem.
Element names must either be made more generic to accommodate
non-textual content, or a mechanism for alternate, domain-centered
names must be developed.
CON: Added complexity and confusion about what the elements are. Will
require significant further work to implement effectively.
|