Re: Will XML Ever Make Good on its Promise?

[Aaron Swartz <aswartz@swartzfam.com>]

Aaron Swartz <aswartz@swartzfam.com> wrote:

>> This article makes a very good point, one which I've been wondering for a
>> while now. I was looking over the Dublin Core usage guide [1], and couldn't
>> help but shudder when I saw the following example under the Format section
>> [2]:
> 
> The Dublin Core Usage Guide has a number of mistakes, and this may very well
> be one of them. I will investigate and report back to you and the
> appropriate Dublin Core lists.

OK, just to follow up on this, the Dublin Core Qualifiers define these new
qualifiers for format:

    Extent
    The size or duration of the resource.

    Medium
    The material or physical carrier of the resource.

    Encoding Schemes for Format:

    IMT
    The Internet media type of the resource.
    http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types

I will recommend that the usage guide be updated to use these.

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