Ross Singer wrote:
>
> Well, Richard's examples show the underlying RDF, but, at the end of
> the day, it's still MARC in the background (or DC or whatever the
> institution supplied).
And why not RDF?
>
> The point, though, is the /potential/ of RDF, not the existing
> practice in libraries.
>
Sure, and I do think I understand that much. The theory is wonderful.
But my question was, where is it demonstrated (after 10 years) that the
potential is more than a theoretical one? What we learn about Talis
still doesn't make that abundantly clear. An answer would need to be
such that it at once grips you by its crispness and clarity so you can
have no doubt it can sweep MARC away.
And even from there to a universally recognized and applied standard
would still be a long way to go. Which is, however, what we need, for
interoperability will be key.
OTOH, quantum mechanics is better than Newton's mechanics although
there's no quick and easy eye-opener for its beauty...
B.Eversberg
Received on Tue May 22 2007 - 08:01:20 EDT