Re: Proposal for an additional term: mediaType

IMO, the identifiers you mention should be attached to the respective entities, but not used as an indirect means to represent the type of the entity.
Just my two cents
Martin

On Aug 28, 2012, at 1:33 PM, Dawson, Laura wrote:

> Could identifiers help with this issue? In the commercial book world we have ISTC, which identifies a textual work. This is distinct from the ISBN, which identifies an edition specific to a carrier (or a "container", as we're coming to call it). ISTC merely identifies the string of text, independent of the carrier. So one ISTC could have many ISBNs related to it.
> 
> It's a lot less rigid than FRBR - less hierarchical and more "webby".
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:38 AM, "Dan Brickley" <danbri@danbri.org> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks all. Yes, FRBR is quite another level of complexity, although
>> it is driven by the same concerns Richard mentioned - the concern to
>> distinguish works in the abstract from the particularities of their
>> various practical forms. And to be able to describe useful properties
>> of both without getting into a muddle.
>> 
>> These are not new distinctions and as Martin and Ivan point out, we
>> should take care not to re-use existing phrases (like 'media type') in
>> unfamiliar ways. Or for that matter to arbitrarily introduce new
>> wording for existing concepts; or if we do, at least we should
>> document the relationships.
>> 
>> Dublin Core makes some related distinctions. Compare ...
>> 
>> http://dublincore.org/documents/2012/06/14/dcmi-terms/?v=terms#terms-format
>> "The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource."
>> "Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best
>> practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of
>> Internet Media Types [MIME]."
>> 
>> http://dublincore.org/documents/2012/06/14/dcmi-terms/?v=terms#terms-type
>> "The nature or genre of the resource."
>> "Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as
>> the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format,
>> physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format
>> element."
>> 
>> A fairly short list of DCMI Types seems to be at
>> http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/#H6 (scroll down
>> a bit...) or see also
>> http://dublincore.org/documents/2000/07/11/dcmi-type-vocabulary/
>> 
>> I didn't find a list yet corresponding to the granularity of Greg's
>> request, but maybe I missed it. Tom, Stuart ... any pointers?
>> 
>>> From Greg's mail...
>> 
>> - Audio CD
>> - Audiotape
>> - Calculator
>> - CD-I
>> - CD-ROM
>> - Diskette
>> - Duplication Master
>> - DVD/ Blu-ray
>> - etc
>> 
>> These seem closer to 'dc:format' to me, but also seem to emphasise
>> supporting physical hardware - rather than types of media. I find it
>> hard to think of 'Calculator' as a media type, for example.
>> 
>> Greg, Suraiya, ... can you say a bit more about your usage scenario?
>> What kind of record would 'Calculator' or 'Duplication Master' appear
>> in, for example?
>> 
>> cheers,
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
> 
> 

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