Over lunch today, Charles pointed out that with XML having abandoned case
folding, point 2 below ("Use of case") will need to become normative. In
RDF, DC.creator and DC.Creator will be different elements.
Misha
> It would be good to record, on the DC Web site, the conventions we agreed
> a while ago on this list for sub-element naming and the use of case. This
> would help people adhere to them when creating metadata. Indeed, the DC
> Web site itself would then be more likely to adhere to the conventions and
> use "DC.date.created", not "DC.date.creation"!
>
> 1. Sub-element naming (normative):
>
> Sub-elements indicating a past event should use the past tense,
> eg "DC.date.created".
>
> Sub-elements indicating a future event should use the present
> tense, eg "DC.date.expires".
>
> 2. Use of case (informative):
>
> For increased readability:
>
> - the name "DC" should be written in upper case letters,
> - element names should be written in lower case letters,
> - single-word sub-element names should be written in lower case
> letters,
> - multi-word sub-element names should be written in lower case
> letters, except for the first letter of the second (and third,
> etc) word, which should be written in upper case letters.
>
> Examples are:
>
> DC.creator
> DC.coverage.x
> DC.coverage.periodName
>
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