Alexander Johannesen wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 15:47, Karen Coyle <lists_at_kcoyle.net> wrote:
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>> Oh, we have and we do. Come on over to:
>> http://dublincore.org/dcmirdataskgroup/
>>
>
> Good stuff. Have you got library *and* vendor support for this?
>
>
Thanks, Alexander. Actually, we have met a few times with the NISO AVIAC
group, the only library vendor group that I know of. It turns out that
an ad hoc subgroup was coming to the same conclusions: that we need
identifiers for our elements and vocabularies, and we need to be able to
create application profiles. Now, that does not mean the the library
vendors, who do not move quickly (for a variety of reasons, many beyond
their control), will jump all over this in the near term. I actually
have more hope for OSS activities.
An interesting note on the RDA "product." RDA (the rules themselves) is
being developed into an online product that will allow libraries to
create their own cataloging profile -- selecting the sections that they
use, adding their own instructions, etc. In other words, something very
like application profiles. If nothing else, I think this will help
people get the "AP idea."
> Briefly looked through them, and some of them look good, but you need
> better structured and clearer instructions.
Ah, this is a part that needs a better explanation. The registered
elements are intended to be as neutral as possible -- defined
semantically, but without input instructions. The input instructions
will be part of the application profile.
I'm not 100% sure this works, but it comes out of the Dublin Core
Singapore Framework, and I think it's worth a try. I do think it means
that we'll have to get more specific in our data elements (e.g.
distinguishing title from title page v. title from cover) to create
compatibility between communities. I think it's going to take a while to
get where we want to be. I wish it could happen more quickly, because I
feel the 'moment of opportunity' slipping away from us sometimes. *sigh*
kc
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