On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Arthur Chapman wrote:
> I still think you miss the point of whole lots of things on the Web
> that just aren't documents.
>
> We have databases, Geographic Information Systems that produce
> map overlays and a whole host of scientific models produced on the
> fly, etc.
If your saying that GIS, genome databases, corporate data banks, etc, etc
aren't document like objects then you're stepping outside of what Dublin
Core has hitherto considered its domain. DC was designed with document
like objects (DLOs) in mind and so, unsurprisingly, isn't do too good a
job with non-DLOs. That's why you don't see people pushing DC for
describing people; people aren't DLOs and the metadata you want about
people resources (ie white pages databases) is considerably different.
> The Web is more than just an electronic version of books and music
> (and games) and it is these that we find are the most difficult to find
> in search engines.
Indeed, and metadata is more than just Dublin Core. Its a "horses for
courses" thing.
Tatty bye,
Jim'll
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