What I want is some way in Explain to say that two schemas are related
and the nature of that relationship. The relations are: broader,
narrower and variant.

Ralph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of
> Dr Robert Sanderson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 3:50 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: brief and full records
>
> To clarify then, what is wanted currently is:
>
> A profile document that specifies some schema identifiers which
describe
> which fields from the 'parent' schema should be included.
>
> Yes?
>
> Rob
>
>
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, LeVan,Ralph wrote:
>
> > That's all I was asking for in my initial message on the subject.
> >
> > Ralph
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf
> > Of
> >> Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:35 AM
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: brief and full records
> >>
> >> There is none because we haven't done any of this yet. But I can't
see
> > the
> >> problem. Clearly this would be a trivial task, to set up linkages
and
> >> documentation, if we want to support this approach. --Ray
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:18 AM
> >> Subject: Re: brief and full records
> >>
> >>
> >> Because there is no linkage between the two schemas and absolutely
no
> >> indication that one is shorter than the other.
> >>
> >> Ralph
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf
> >> Of
> >>> Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 10:50 AM
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Subject: Re: brief and full records
> >>>
> >>> If I define a profile of MODS, name it ModsProfileA, call it a
> > schema,
> >>> assign it a URI and register it, e.g.
info:srw/schema/1/modsProfileA
> >> --
> >>> why
> >>> is that not sufficient?
> >>>
> >>> --Ray
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> Having us assign cute names to schemas is not a technical solution
> > to
> >>> allowing clients to recognize that one schema is a shorter variant
> > on
> >>> the other.
> >>>
> >>> Ralph
> >
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