[OAI-implementers] OAI validation problem

[Hussein Suleman]

hi Jeff

some random thoughts ...
- could the schema be modified to reflect a required xsi:schemaLocation 
attribute? that might be the easiest fix.
- alternatively, does DOM3 propagate schema information like DOM2 
propagates namespaces? if so, then there might be a method to directly 
retrieve the schema for a given node/element.

ttfn,
----hussein


Young,Jeff wrote:
> I think I found a hole in the OAI validation mechanisms. I believe the
> contents of the <metadata> element should be required to have an
> xsi:schemaLocation attribute to make it easier to identify the schema for
> the data. Without it, harvesters are forced to use the
> /oai2:OAI-PMH/oai2:request/@metadataPrefix value and look it up in the
> ListMetadataFormats response, which is more trouble than having it
> immediately available as an attribute.
> 
> The examples in the OAI protocol document do show it as an attribute, but
> apparently the Repository Explorer and the Registration validation available
> on the OAI site don't check for it.
> 
> Jeff
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