RE: native encoding

> However, this seems to be going the other way - we have three distinct
> concepts the record syntax/structure (MARC, XML, GRS.1), the record
> schema (MARC21/UKMARC, XML Schema, TagSet) and the character encoding -
> are we really going to suggest a distinct OID for every combination? Do
> we have enough OID's?

While the universe of potential permutations is dauntingly large, the
universe of OID's is larger.  But, the reality is that a very small number
of those permutations will be used in practice and handing them out as
needed doesn't seem overwhelming.

Ralph