- From: Karen Coyle <kcoyle@kcoyle.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:21:12 -0700
- To: Thomas Baker <tbaker@tbaker.de>
- Cc: public-lld@w3.org
Quoting Thomas Baker <tbaker@tbaker.de>: > I take the point, yet I would hope the problem could be > partitioned to put alot of that detail out of scope for the > conversation with the broader community outside libraries. > Strings like: > > 3 transparencies (15 overlays) : b&w ; 26 x 22 cm One more thing, sorry. We need a good analysis of the possible uses for the library data beyond being displayed to a human. It turns out that size (e.g. 24 cm) is highly useful to libraries moving items into compact storage units. The number of pages can be the key evidence that two similar editions are or are not actually the same manifestation. And for some specialists, colour can be a factor in determining whether a new work has been produced. One of my talking points at library meetings is the need to produce more data, less text. In the end, it should be actually *easier* to input, since people are having to key these awkward strings. A set of boxes for H, W, D, and a check for "inch" v "cm" would produce more accurate data, whether or not that data is in RDF. This is a change that needs to take place in any case, but that is not supportable by MARC. kc -- Karen Coyle kcoyle@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
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