On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Roy Tennant wrote:
> I think what we are seeing is a replay of what the group must have
> experienced with the definition of the Dublin Core itself -- that is,
> everyone has their favorite element(s), and therefore the list could be
> expanded ad infinitum. What we must decide as a group is what set of
> elements creates a sufficiently broad and yet simple structure that it
> can be logically expanded as needed while allowing those to whom one or
> two levels of specificity is sufficient some reasonable stopping points.
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> Finally, if someone would like to make a specific suggestion regarding
> changes that could be made to
> http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Metadata/structuralist.html , and we could
> get a sense of what the group as a whole desires, making the changes is
> trivial. The difficulty I have is determining when a suggested change
> is favored by an individual and when it is favored more generally. If
> I implement every suggestion then soon we will have a complete mess.
> Thanks,
> Roy Tennant
I would like to see some agreement on the middle ground, between
structuralist and minimalist. This might include only two
levels, with a defined list of resource types for both levels.
Minimalists could use only the first level and any additional specific
types/subtypes that the "structuralists" want would be handled by an
extensibility mechanism. It may be difficult to determine what a whole
group desires through this list; sometimes those that voice an opinion
may only represent those that have the time to do so. But then I don't
know what the solution is (except maybe tackle this at DC5, but of course
that leaves those out who can't attend).
Rebecca
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