Simon, et al.:
I have read David's elucidations (thank you David) but still resist the
notion of "tranformative" as a definitional term related to event.
I appreciate the difficulty of creating definitions, and I appreciate it
all the more as I have received feedback from a growing number of
students of the Dublin Core who express difficulties with the
definitions of the basic 15 elements.
I think we can describe events as "occurrences" and leave off the notion
of "transformational."
Now, if you want to give examples--separate from the definition--then
some of them may illustrate "transformational" events.
To say that, because a museum object participated in an exhibition, it
has been transformed by the event does not sit well with my simple,
common, everyday understanding of language.
Any thoughts from others?
--Erik
The clearer and less ambiguous the definition, the more difficult it is
to create. Toward these ends, however, I urge
> See discussions by David Bearman ...
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