From: Metadata Object Description Schema List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bruce D'Arcus
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 7:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [MODS] rdf and library metadata

> Anyway, it seems conversation mostly spilled over onto Kevin's blog.
> For those that haven't seen it and might be interested:
> 
> http://www.kevinclarke.info/weblog/2005/07/06/rdf-show-me-the-money/

There is an excellent presentation "Is the Semantic Web hype?" (7 March 2005) by Dr. Mark H. Butler of HP Labs Bristol Digital Media Systems Department.  It's 44 slides long, but packed full of information.  I would suggest that anyone who is interested in the RDF vs. XML debate take a half hour out of their day and go through the presentation.  I found the presentation reasonably balanced with well articulated arguments.  It was highly informative and well worth the time I spent going through it.

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/marbut/isTheSemanticWebHype.pdf


Andy.