The "Resource Type and Format" working group has produced
two short papers summarizing recommendations for the
use of DC.Type and DC.Format elements. The texts are
included in accompanying messages, and they can also be
viewed at
http://www.agcrc.csiro.au/projects/3018CO/metadata/dc_tf/
The recommendations are essentially prefigured by and
compatible with both the draft RFC#1 and the DC User Guides.
These working group recommendations are now available
for discussion by on the DC list, and when appropriate
may be ratified/blessed as official DC recommendations.
The Resource Type position paper took the Dublin Core Resource
Types, Minimalist Draft (July 17, 1997, updated September 23, 1997)
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Metadata/types.html
as a starting point and reflects the discussions at DC 5
in Helsinki, October 3-5, 1997, as well as subsequent
discussions on the electronic list of the Type/Format
Working Group. However, it will be noted that the ony
substantive change in the recommendations are the addition
of an additional Resource Type "Physical Object" to the
enumerated list. The recommended usage of the different types
has also been refined slightly.
The Format position paper largely deals with the use of
externally defined controlled vocabularies for element
content, and also makes recommendations regarding the
inclusion of "size" information in the value of the
DC.Format element.
These papers only deals with unqualified Dublin Core elements
Type and Format; further work will continue on qualified DC.
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CSIRO Exploration & Mining, PO Box 437, Nedlands, WA 6009 Australia
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