[OAI-general] Query: repeatable DC elements and attributes for language

[Hussein Suleman]

hi

yes, DC elements are repeatable when used according to the OAI schema.

as far as language tags go, "xml:lang" parameters will not survive 
strict validation tests since the OAI schema does not explicitly allow 
it. i just tried this using both XSV and Xerces options on the 
repository explorer and both returned errors for an "xml:lang" 
attribute. i suspect that since the official data provider registry uses 
XSV, it will not pass those tests either ...

but this is simply a question of changing the schema to make it more 
inclusive and as far as i know, that is currently being considered as a 
possibility. for NDLTD, we have already done this in the ETDMS schema 
(http://www.ndltd.org/standards/metadata/etdms/1.0/etdms.xsd) and i know 
the IMS metadata group has done the same in their latest specs ... i 
think OAI will go this route sooner or later ...

as a short-term solution, how about creating a new schema strictly for 
this purpose ? and then use it instead of the OAI one ? if you are 
interested, i can help ...

about ordering, i thought XML was inherently ordered ? am i wrong about 
this ?

ttfn
----hussein

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Terry Kuny wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have sent notes to some of you about various things in the past and
> just wanted to clarify again a few points.
> 
> Looking through the OAI spec, I want to make sure that I am reading
> this correctly. Dublin Core allows all elements to be repeatable.
> In the OAI spec DC schema, it has:
> 
> <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
> 
> Does this mean the DC elements are repeatable in OAI?
> And is it possible to "bag" these or use XML IDs for ordering the elements?
> 
> Also, Carl Lagoze indicated that language support was lacking in OAI
> and that this was going to be looked into in the future.
> 
> Am I correct that OAI does not do anything with XML attributes like "lang"
> or an element ID?
> 
> What are the implications for compliance if I were to use them?
> 
> Assistance appreciated.
> 
> -TK
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