- From: Butler, Mark <Mark_Butler@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:51:03 -0000
- To: SIMILE public list <www-rdf-dspace@w3.org>
Hi Nick > > identifying a metadata object: > > > <http://web.mit.edu/simile/metadata/artstor/mediafile#3-418220 00125995.jpg> > a art:MediaFile ; > What is this item? If it is indeed a file in the JPEG format, than I > would suggest using an MD5-hash of the file as as URN. If it is a record > relating to a jpeg file, than I would suggest it be given some URN > that might be stable. That is, if the XML->RDF transform were run a second > time, it would be nice for the same URI to be given to the same entity, > even if extraneous parts of the XML were modified. Unfortunately we don't have the original jpg, so we can't use an MD5-hash, although I take your point that it would be desirable to do so if we did. The XML->RDF transform will give the same URI to the property, even if it is run a second time. Dr Mark H. Butler Research Scientist HP Labs Bristol mark-h_butler@hp.com Internet: http://www-uk.hpl.hp.com/people/marbut/
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