Markus,
The 1:1 rule expresses the notion that a discrete resource should have a
discrete metadata record. Seems simple enough. Unfortunately, it isn't
always so neat, because resources are often not so discreet (Should each
photograph in an article have its own record? What about collections of
articles? Can the collection be thought of as a resource? What about
multi-media objects?)
Some in the DC community now believe that the 1:1 principle should be
revisited, and there is a working group that will address these issues and
recommend guidelines that will promote consistent application.
If you are interested in joining this group, either as an active participant
or as a listener, please visit the
DC working group area on the Mailbase Server (www.mailbase.ac.uk). There
are directions for joining (and leaving) mailing groups. Names of all
Dublin Core mailing lists begin with dc- and can be found under D in the
list of groups.
Given the amount of controversy at DC-6 on this topic, I suspect that others
will have more to say on the subject, and it might be helpful to see some of
that discussion on DC-General, but I hope that the meat of the debate can
take place on the working group mailing list (dc-one2one)
stu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markus Klink [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 7:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 1:1 rule?
>
> Dear Listmembers,
>
> can someone enlight to me the topic of the one to one rule? I came
> across it already a couple of times and I do not fully understand what
> it means.
> Does it mean that every resource should be described exactly once?
>
> Markus
>
>
> --
>
> Markus Klink
> Department of Economics
> University of Surrey
>
> email: [log in to unmask]
> http://wotan.econ.surrey.ac.uk/~markus
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