On Fri, 18 Jul 1997 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Having the top-level list (Document, Image, Sound, etc. - whatevery we determine
> that short list to be) constitute the list of Types is the best way to go on
> this for a couple of reasons:
>
> a. One of the underlying concepts of DC is to keep it straightforward and easy
> to apply. Brief lists of values are important here. Have this short list be
> the default.
Gets my vote, for what it's worth ;-)
Instead of thinking "I wonder how to describe a dinner menu/immersive
video game/whatever ?", how about looking from the other end?
Has anyone got any clear application for indexing and searching based on
TYPE ? I mean things like "I'm looking for a BOOK about orchids",
"I want a MANUAL for the Sony xyzzy-7". I think often
in libraries one looks currently looks in different catalogs for
e.g. books, serials, audio, CD-ROM etc.
I guess what I'm saying is it's no good using "Book" as a keyword
looking in a Web search for a book on something, because
no-one puts "book" in the title or subject of a book. It's obvious
because you're assumed to be in a bookstore to have a book in your hand.
If we're talking Web stuff, ideally the top-level list ought to fit
on a popup (10-20 items or so).
(Fiction/Non-Fiction might be useful somewhere, it just occurred to me.)
Andrew Daviel
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