- From: Rahul Singh <kingtiny@cs.cmu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:43:20 -0500
- To: Martin May <maym@foobar.lu>
- Cc: www-rdf-interest@w3.org
Have you looked at Adobe XMP? http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/main.html Cheers, Rahul Martin May wrote: > > > I would like to attach RDF metadata to files. So far I have identified > the following options for doing so, all of which have drawbacks: > > 1. given a file foo.pdf, store the metadata in a file foo.pdf.rdf in > the same directory > > Main drawbacks: > > - if the file is moved or renamed, the metadata must be moved with it > > 2. store the metadata in a central repository, with a link (URI) to > the file > > Main drawbacks: > > - again, if the file is moved or renamed, the link becomes invalid > - requires a central repository > > 3. embed the metadata in the file format > > Main drawbacks: > > - doesn't work with every file type > - different handling for each file type required > > 4. create an archive file which groups the file and its metadata (e.g. > jar) > > Main drawbacks: > > - requires unpackaging and repackaging every time the file needs to be > accessed > > Does anybody have any insights or ideas on how to improve the > suggested methods, or provide me with other alternatives? > > Best regards, > > Martin May > University of Aberdeen > >
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