It might be more sensible for old versions of documents to carry a clear
warning at the top (as the UKOLN document does but perhaps using a
larger and/or bolder font) along the lines of
This document is OUT OF DATE - please use the current version.
where 'current version' links forward to the 'current' version using the
generic URL (rather than a specific version URL),
http://dublincore.org/documents/dc-xml-guidelines/ in this case.
At the moment you have to understand, and remember to look at, the
DCMI-specific 'version' headers, which are not very obvious ('Is
Replaced By', etc.), to see that the version you are looking at isn't
the most recent one.
Perhaps even adding an "OUTDATED" background to old documents would make
it crystal clear?
??
Andy
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-----Original Message-----
From: General DCMI discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Pete Johnston
Sent: 05 August 2009 11:26
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Subject: Re: type to specify encoding
Hi Ray,
> In http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/dc-xml-guidelines/
> there are examples where xsi:type is used to specify encoding.
> For example in section 5.3 :
> <dc:identifier xsi:type="dcterms:URI"> and
> <dc:subject xsi:type="dcterms:DDC">
That document was replaced by
http://dublincore.org/documents/2002/12/02/dc-xml-guidelines/
which was in turn replaced by
http://dublincore.org/documents/2003/04/02/dc-xml-guidelines/
@UKOLN folk: There's a note at the top of
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/dc-xml-guidelines/
saying "This document has been replaced by
http://dublincore.org/documents/2002/12/02/dc-xml-guidelines/" but could
you also update the "Is Replaced By: Not Applicable" entry in the table
in the header below that please? Cheers!
> However the key to making this work is apparently in the
> parent schema where the proper DC schema is declared, but
> the parent schema in the example is fictitious
> (http://example.org/myapp/schema.xsd), i.e. it doesn't exist
> so you can't see which DC schema is supposed to be declared.
> I can't make this work (apparently because I can't figure out
> the right dc schema to declare in the parent schema). Can
> someone please point to (or
> post) an example of a schema where xsi:type is used
> (sucessfully) in this manner.
There are some XML schemas for use with that XML format listed here
http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/
together with some notes on some of the datatyping issues
http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/qdc/2008/02/11/notes/
For an example instance, see
http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/qdc/2008/02/11/testqualifieddc.xml
Pete
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