REPLY TO 09/23/97 13:38 FROM [log in to unmask] "John Perkins": Re:
Resource Types discussion
John,
We (who want to use DC for all kinds of resources, web-based and
not), in fact, assume there IS a better, richer set of metadata in
some form other than DC metadata. We are merely trying to make sure
DC can accommodate a brief description of non-web-based resources
(that ultimately points to more detailed information), so that people
looking for stuff on the web are reminded that there are lots of
other information resources, too. Some are available via FTP,
Gopher, and OPACs, and sometimes you gotta go look at old-fashioned,
analog things.
So we don't expect the DC to do all the heavy lifting -- just the
descriptions that help researchers find things. Our discussion about
the original/surrogate issue is only to ensure that, at least, the
original CAN be described.
Ricky
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