> From: Rebecca S. Guenther [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Subject: Re: [MODS] genres and governments records
>
> This is a different point and has nothing to do semantically with
> dcterms:point. The latter has to do with geographic coverage. The MODS one
> has to do with the beginning and ending of dates.
>
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Houghton,Andrew wrote:
>
> > > From: Andrew E Switala [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Subject: Re: [MODS] genres and governments records
> > >
> > > * encoding, point, and qualifier attributes on date types
> > > The point and qualifier attributes seem to cover all bases. Can't
> > > comment on encoding. There are certainly numerous ways to code
temperal
> > > information (Mayan calendar, anyone?) but is the most part of them
> > > identifiable with a URI?
> >
> > How about dcterms:Point known by the URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Point
Oops, I really meant to say: How about dcterms:Period known by the URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Period, but I think it still makes the "point".
