What I want is some way in Explain to say that two schemas are related and the nature of that relationship. The relations are: broader, narrower and variant. Ralph > -----Original Message----- > From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Dr Robert Sanderson > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 3:50 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: brief and full records > > To clarify then, what is wanted currently is: > > A profile document that specifies some schema identifiers which describe > which fields from the 'parent' schema should be included. > > Yes? > > Rob > > > On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, LeVan,Ralph wrote: > > > That's all I was asking for in my initial message on the subject. > > > > 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 11:35 AM > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: brief and full records > >> > >> There is none because we haven't done any of this yet. But I can't see > > the > >> problem. Clearly this would be a trivial task, to set up linkages and > >> documentation, if we want to support this approach. --Ray > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:18 AM > >> Subject: Re: brief and full records > >> > >> > >> 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 > > > > ,'/:. Dr Robert Sanderson ([log in to unmask]) > ,'-/::::. http://www.o-r-g.org/~azaroth/ > ,'--/::(@)::. Dept. of Computer Science, Room 805 > ,'---/::::::::::. University of Liverpool > ____/:::::::::::::. L5R Shop: http://www.cardsnotwords.com/ > I L L U M I N A T I