Rachel,
I have a question about:
> - a refined definition of an element from an already existing
> namespace(3)
Why is this not defined in a RDF Schema and in an app profile? I would think
that now we would be introducing another ways of accomplishing the same
thing (extending an element). Unless I'm misunderstanding what you intended
here.
Cheers Tod...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Heery [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 9:06 AM
> To: Jane Hunter
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Applications profiles
>
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Jane Hunter wrote:
>
> > Since I'm not able to attend DC-8, I've quickly written up a draft
> > document outlining how you can implement some application profile
> > examples using XML Schema. There are undoubtedly syntax
> errors but I
> > thought it might be useful for the Application Profiles discussion.
> >
> > http://archive.dstc.edu.au/maenad/appln_profiles.html
>
> Jane,
>
> Thanks for this, it was useful background for our discussions at
> DC-8.
>
> I know you asked a while back for a 'formal' statement of the
> requirements
> for an application profile, and this request was echoed in the DCMI
> Registry WG breakout session. I put together the following,
> based on the
> position paper previously circulated [1].
>
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>
> Application profile requirements
>
> The requirement is for a means of expression that allows the
> implementor
> to declare a schema that specifies
>
> - a limited set of elements from already existing namespaces (1)
> - that an element is mandatory (2)
> - that particular schemes must be used with a particular element (2)
> - a refined definition of an element from an already existing
> namespace(3)
> - rules for content (typically usage guidelines in free text) (4)
>
> Numbers indicate priority weighting.
>
> The intention is for the application profile to be human readable for
> purposes of sharing information, and machine readable for use
> by software
> tools (e.g. metadata creator tool)
>
> I would see that several 'services' might be built on
> application profiles
> e.g. authoritative mappings between different profiles, searchable
> collections of profiles in a schema registry.
>
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>
> Given that discussion of this may be a little specialised for the
> dc-general list I would be grateful if any replies could be
> done on the
> dc-registry list [2]. I know Tom Baker and Eric Miller were discussing
> this after the workshop and I think Tom will be posting something to
> dc-registry.
>
> Rachel
>
> 1. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue25/app-profiles/
> 2. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/dc-registry/
>
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