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