Ray I agree with all three points. Like you, I don't think we need 'dateLastValidated' and 'dateLastAccessed' - the former is better. Cheers Marie-Louise > ---------- > From: Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Metadata Object Description Schema List > Sent: Wednesday, 10 September 2003 6:14 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MODS] Date accessed > > Without rehashing the whole discussion, I suggest: > > 1. "date accessed" is not a good name, because as we've seen it has a > number > of connotations. I suggest 'dateLastValidated' which is what Rebecca had > in > mind originally, to mean the last time that someone (with the authority to > do so) said that the item was up-to-date. > > 2. "Date valid" is not a good name, because similarly, it has a number of > connotations. I suggest 'dateApplicable', to mean the date that the > information contained in the item will become (or became) valid, like a > train schedule. > > 3. If "date of last access" is needed, call it 'dateLastAccessed'. > However > I'm not suggesting we add it. > > There's also been discussion of urls and how they fit with this .... I > don't think it's been sufficiently thought out. I'll post my thoughts in > another message. > --Ray >