Bruce:
In library-land, named dates/periods are the rule, rather than the
exception. Occasionally the labels include dates as well as names (as
part of the same string), but the intention is to be human readable.
I think the same situation extends to museums.
Diane
>On Feb 21, 2007, at 11:16 AM, Pete Johnston wrote:
>
>>I think one of the reasons for proposing non-literal ranges is that
>>implementers have occasionally wanted to use human-readable labels for
>>dates/periods e.g.
>
>But emphasis on "occasionally" yes? It's not standard practice by any stretch.
>
>Bruce
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