Re: Some doubts about the Schema

Hi,

Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
>> - I supposed that dc:location is described at Dublin Core Metadata  
>> Element Set [1] but I can't find any description there, nor at DCMI  
>> Metadata Terms [2].
>>
>> The only reference I found is at DC-Library Application Profile 
>> (DC-Lib)  [3] with the recommendation [4] of using the element 
>> "location" from the  MODS (Metadata Object Definition Schema) 
>> namespace [5]
>>
>> What I am missing?
> 
> 
> An explanation of when dc:location got into the spec. (I don't recall  
> adding it, so it might have been around for a long time, or I might 
> have  been asleep at the wheel one day)...
> 
> It turns out that the term is defined in an XML schema, but not in RDF. 
> I  propose we remove it (since otherwise we would be defining dc: terms 
> for  them, which is generally considered bad form.

This is an issue that needs discussion before taking such action. We would also need a replacement in case we do decide to drop the location property.

Unless there are objections, I'll add an editorial note about this issue while we seek acceptable solutions (my hope is that DC may be publishing an update soon).

Regards,
  Shadi


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