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Bernhard Eversberg wrote: > F.A. Roos wrote: > > > > > In the context of the debate about "rules" where to put names, either in > > DC.Creator or DC.Contributor, remarked that DC.Creator seems to stem from the > > library practise to distinguish between main entry and other entries in a card > > catalog. I was wondering whether we could avoid having "rules" for that by > > conflating DC.Creator and DC.Contributor in one element, since they are likely > > be indexed in one index anyhow. > > > That debate took place, at length, last year October and November. Go back > to the archive for it. The "agent" proposal was dismissed after that. OK, but sometimes old issues tend to pop up again. > > > > > > Or are you saying we should neglect consistency altogether since it is not > > > attainable anyway? > > > > You must realize, that most metadata on the Web will not be created by > > librarians. > > > You need not be a professional automobile mechanic to do certain jobs, > but you still have to use appropriate tools and observe certain rules. In > your own best interest and that of others. How good is the average driver in automobile mechanics? -- Frank A. Roos %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%