Dear All,
MODS is indeed fine, but as far as I know, it can't be used in DSpace
because it's hierarchical and not flat like Dublin Core (see the manual in
section 2.3). Or did this change?
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"Platt, Alice" <[email protected]> schrieb am 17.09.2010 19:40:06:
> The librarian?s point of view:
>
> I agree with Mark that it?s not a great idea to make up non-standard
terms.
>
> The issue here lies not with DSpace, but with the Dublin Core
> schema. The reason Dublin Core is silent about pagination is because
> of a principle behind the schema, which states "In general Dublin
> Core metadata describes one manifestation or version of a resource,
> rather than assuming that manifestations stand in for one another"
> (Diane Hillmann, Using Dublin Core, http://dublincore.
> org/documents/usageguide/). Since Dublin Core was strictly designed
> to describe digital resources, and digital resources inherently do
> not have pages, Dublin Core ignores the concept of pagination. It?s
> a concept left over from print media.
>
> With all that said, I do understand the frustration. But ultimately,
> it?s best to follow guidelines and best practices, to ensure
> interoperability and the longevity of your metadata. If pagination
> is a priority, it may indeed be best to use MODS, which is more
> closely related to describing print media and includes more of the
> traditional types of cataloging fields.
>
> Alice Platt
> Digital Initiatives Librarian
> Shapiro Library
> Southern New Hampshire University
> 2500 North River Rd
> Manchester, NH 03106
> USA
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>
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> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:23:27 -0400
> From: "Mark H. Wood" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Dspace-general] Metadata, enumeration & pagination
> To: [email protected]
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>
> IMHO people shouldn't be making up nonstandard terms in the "dc"
namespace.
>
> We need help from librarians here: isn't there *some* metadata
> standard for representing articles in dead-tree periodicals? If
> not, then let's stir people up, get one made and promote it.
>
> --
> Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer [email protected]
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>
>
> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:13:27 +0800
> From: "David Palmer" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Dspace-general] Metadata, enumeration & pagination
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected], 'Repositories discussion list'
> <[email protected]>
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> Japan's National Institute of Informatics (NII) has made guidelines
> for metadata usage in IRs; "junii2 Guidelines",
> http://www.nii.ac.jp/irp/archive/system/pdf/junii2guide_ver1.0.pdf
>
> They give these tags,
> - dc.identifier.volume
> - dc.identifier.issue
> - dc.identifier.spage
> - dc.identifier.epage
>
> I can see several IRs in Japan using these codes. An example,
>
>
http://ir.lib.shizuoka.ac.jp/handle/10297/2183?mode=full&submit_simple=Show+
> full+item+record
>
> I assume they use (created?) these because Dublin Core is silent on
> the issue. We have the same problem in Hong Kong. What to do for
> tags to show enumeration & pagination? Now it is hopelessly all
> jumbled into dc.identifier.citation.
>
> Do IRs outside Japan use these same tags? If not, what tags are
> used to show enumeration & pagination? Is this issue being
> addressed in DSpace 1.6 or 1.7? Will all of us solve this problem
> by ourselves individually and thus create tags, variously weird &
> wonderful? Let a thousand flowers bloom?
>
> David Palmer
> Scholarly Communications Team Leader
> The University of Hong Kong Libraries
> Pokfulam Road
> Hong Kong
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