Hi Dave, Seems we are talking across each other ... one more attempt to wrap this up below ... In a message dated 10/6/2002 12:03:33 PM US Mountain Standard Time, dave.beckett@bristol.ac.uk writes: > > Your email seems to contend that Dublin Core has some special "tie" to > > RDF. By "ties" I do not mean influence or contribution, I mean > dependence > > and exclusivity. So, what is the dependence of DC on RDF? > > More below... > > DC and RDF are both interested in inclusivity and independence - the > terms and standards are mixable, you can add your own stuff and do it > your own way with our without each other. There is no rigidity - > that is one of the many principles of the web that were taken on by DC > and RDF. This might be of interest: > Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web, Eric Miller > http://www.w3.org/2001/09/06-ecdl/ > All I was saying was that the dublin core elements are not exclusively for use in RDF documents. They can be used in HTML and XML documents. Correct? > > It is obvious that the DC elements can be RDF predicates about Resources. > > But you still have not proven that they are *more useful* in RDF than > > in XML. That is the key issue. > > Prove what? You are mixing layers in a way that makes no sense to > me; asking why terms in a model (the dc elements) are "more useful" > than a syntax (XML). That's like asking to prove why the 'From:' > email header is more useful than ASCII. Because it there is more > meaning? > > You can read up on the real history of DC and RDF in many places. > Try google, the papers from the DC workshops from 1997/1998 or the > RDF M&S recommendation document (1998) and see the names of people > from the DC/digital library community who worked on the RDF > specifications. > We are talking about different things. That is ok. I do not believe I was mixing layers. Thanks for the response, - Mike ---------------------------------------------------- Michael C. Daconta Director, Web & Technology Services www.mcbrad.comReceived on Sunday, 6 October 2002 22:44:21 GMT
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