Any help or opinions on the following would be greatly appreciated:
RLG, LC, NWDA guidelines all state that <daogrp> is recommended for use for
all linking to digital objects from collections, rather than <dao>. Does
this leave any uses of <dao> as recommended practice?
Tag Library examples show <daogrp> stated within <did>. It could also be
stated within <scopecontent> or <c0X). Has anybody developed a rationale
for stating <daogrp) anyplace other than <did>?
The Tag Library uses the same example for <daogrp>, <daodesc>, <daoloc>,
<resource>, and <arc>. The example is for a thumbnail/reference image
setup. Can anybody provide examples that would provide links to multiple
images rather than multiple versions of the same image?
entityref vs. href - in the case of links to digital objects from container
lists (as opposed to logos or illustrations), does the use of entityref
have any benefits over the use of href in <daoloc> statements? Does the use
of entityref entail certain vulnerabilities concerning the contribution of
finding aids to shared, or regional databases of finding aids?
How many institutions are now incorporating METS into their descriptions
and links to digital objects? Does that affect the choice of <dao> vs.
<daogrp> in any way? Is this becoming an accepted practice that is likely
to become standard practice?
John Bewley
Music Library
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
716 645-2924
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