> -----Original Message-----
> From: SRU (Search and Retrieve Via URL) Implementors
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> On Behalf Of Edward C. Zimmermann
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:00 PM
>
> > I've built systems with proximity across elements. Imagine this
case:
> > <rec>
> > <author>C. J. Cherryh</author>
> > <title>Brother at Arms</title>
> > <author>Terry Pratchett</author>
> > <title>Small Gods</title>
> > </rec>
>
> I don't quite understand what you are trying to markup?
> What's the semantics? Multiple titles, multiple authors?

Author/title pairs


> A very usefull query in something like:
>
> <rec>
> <item>
> <author>C. J. Cherryh</author>
> <title>Brother at Arms</title>
> </item>
> <item>
> <author>Terry Pratchett</author>
> <title>Small Gods</title>
> <item>
> </rec>

We don't always get to define how the records we get are structured.

Ralph