At 10:51 PM -0000 7/14/97, Andrew Daviel wrote:
>TYPE vs FORMAT
>
>If we have FORMAT to say what kind of representation is being used, maybe
>we should keep TYPE for a more generic description ?
>
>TYPE=PORTRAIT
> FORMAT=IMAGE/JPEG - a photograph
> FORMAT=VRML - a 3D head
> FORMAT=TEXT - a description
>
>TYPE=REPORT
> FORMAT=TEXT - a written report
> FORMAT=AUDIO - a verbal report
> FORMAT=MOVIE - a video report
>
>or whatever
>
>
>
>Andrew Daviel
I'm pretty sure that in metadata, resource-type refers to what you call
"TYPE", while in fact the term "MEDIA" refers to what you call "format".
In web implementation, for example, it might look like:
<META NAME="DC.Resource-Type" CONTENT="document.essay" MEDIA="audio/aiff">
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