[OAI-implementers] question about the date in OAI-PMH

[Mei Ran]

Hussein,

Got it. Thank you very much!

--Mei
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Hussein Suleman wrote:


> hi
>
> Mei Ran wrote:
>
> > 1. the earliestDatestamp in Identify response. is this refer to the resource
> > creation or modification time?
>
>
> it refers to item modification date/time. i.e. the earliest date/time on
> which any metadata corresponding to any resource was last changed
>
> > 2. the Date in metadata, DC. is this refer to resource creation or
> > modification time too?
>
>
> this is not defined by OAI. it can be either or both, depending on your
> needs.
>
> > 3. the datestamp in the header of DC. I think this one should refer to the
> > creation or modification of the item in the repository, is that right?
>
>
> yes - modification of item. (remember that "item" is an abstract container for
>
> all the metadata records corresponding to a single resource)
>
>
> hope this helps ...
>
>
> ttfn,
> ----hussein
>
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