Having been a spectator, not a player, in this debate, I would,
nevertheless, vote for seperate fields. If they are not seperated now,
they would have to be in the (near??) future and we would have a legacy
problem, as the content of the field would be mixed (for the reasons
already stated by others). Abstract/Description is a productive freetext
field; subject is a controlled field.
The general problem, I think, is of wanting pragmatic agreement and
having had to mix vague concepts (for me these are:
Indentification; Subject/Content; Characteristics of media; terms of
access/availability; managemnt of item) with fixes on particular
solutions. But I have admiration for those who have engaged.
regards
Peter
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