Ann Apps wrote:
> I had thought that metadata could be important for sending
> information to devices which can display only limited amounts of
> data. For instance, if you accessed a journal article with a mobile
> device, you would probably want to see its header information and
> abstract rather than the full article, ie. its metadata. Similarly with
> information about museum artifacts. If WML allowed more general
> DTDs it would be good to promote a DC DTD for this purpose.
WML is only designed to carry minimalist information anyway. The
original intent of WAP/WML was to allow shops to advertise to passing
mobile phones. End of story. WML is intended for carrying "bite-sized"
pieces of information for a viewing community whose attention span is 30
seconds.
I'd expect the only content you'd be providing as, say, a Library or a
Museum, would be a WML-ised version of the Dublin Core description
anyway. Perhaps you'd tack on a standard "footer" along the lines of
"Check Info Booth" (you have to be very terse, the display doesn't make
for easy reading).
Another way of looking at it is that WAP would replace/enhance the
existing information cards that are usually attached to works (the
little ones like "Tyranosaurus Rex. Late Cretaceous"), rather than
providing in-depth information about a work or display.
That's just my opinion, of course.
Alex
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