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From: Gene Fieg <gf...@cst.edu>
Date: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] rdacontent terms - dataset
To: kco...@kcoyle.net
Just a thought: can we get back to speaking/writing in clear English.
Without that type of English for RDA, it appears that we will have to have a
high priesthood of translators.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Karen Coyle <li...@kcoyle.net> wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone from the JSC can explain better, but it looks to me
> that a cartographic dataset has come particular characteristics. Section
> 3.19.7.3 of RDA says:
>
> 3.19.7.3 R ecording Digital Representation of
> Cartographic Data
> For digitally encoded cartographic data, record the following
> information if it can be readily ascertained and is considered
> important for identification or selection:
> ? data type (i.e., raster, vector, or point)
> ? object type (i.e., point, line, polygon, or pixel)
> ? number of objects used to represent spatial information.
>
> The definition in chapter 6 of RDA for computer dataset says:
>
> Content expressed through a digitally encoded dataset intended to be
> processed by a computer. Includes numeric data, environmental data, etc.,
> used by applications software to calculate averages, correlations, etc., or
> to produce models, etc., but not normally displayed in its raw form. For
> data intended to be perceived visually in the form of notation, image, or
> three-dimensional form, see notated movement, notated music, still image,
> text, three-dimensional form, three-dimensional moving image and
> two-dimensional moving image. For data intended to be perceived in an
> audible form, see performed music, sounds, and spoken word. For cartographic
> data see cartographic dataset.
>
> ---
>
> I can't explain WHY this is the case, but at least there is evidence in RDA
> that the two were thought of differently.
>
> As for the possible use of dc:dataset, one thing to remember is that every
> RDA property is associated with a single FRBR entity. (Which is why there
> are things like "Extent(Manifesation)" and "Extend(Item)". None of the DC
> terms are bound to a FRBR entity, so they would be more general than an RDA
> property of similar semantics.
>
> kc
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Brunella Longo <brunella.lo...@yahoo.com>:
>
> Is there any rationale for having two RDA content terms ("cartographic
>> dataset" and "computer dataset") instead of just the simple DC 'dataset'?
>>
>> See
>> - http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html
>> - http://metadataregistry.org/search?term=dataset?
>> - http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#Dataset-003
>> - http://openuplabs.tso.co.uk/datasets
>>
>>
>> Brunella Longo
>> 7 New College Court
>> London NW3 5EX
>> T +44 (0)20 72095014 (home) - +44 (0) 75 49921488 (mobile)
>> http://www.brunellalongo.info (http://www.brunellalongo.it)
>>
>> [with apologies for cross posting]
>>
>>
>
>
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> Karen Coyle
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>
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Gene Fieg
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Claremont School of Theology
gf...@cst.edu
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Gene Fieg
Cataloger/Serials Librarian
Claremont School of Theology
gf...@cst.edu
