Simon Buckingham Shum felt an urge to reveal at 5:12 AM -0600 on 11/11/97:
> My proposed metadata scheme would support document descriptions such as:
>
> - a new theoretical perspective T on problem P
>
> - new contradictory evidence E pertaining to the effectiveness of solutions
> of class S in domain D
>
> - a new system S used to tackle problem P
>
> - a new system S' derived from S
>
> - a new analysis A derived from theories M and N, of evidence E
> underpinning solution S
>
> One could also ask one's client to:
>
> - display the structure of part of a theoretical debate, e.g. all empirical
> evidence to support claim C
>
> - display all systems of class S which use a particular modelling notation
> N in addressing a particular problem P.
Would any of these fall under the "Coverage" element in Dublin Core?
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