On Jan 25, 2005, at 9:49 AM, Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress wrote: > This approach, single namespace, would mean that a single > schema would define both root elements, <mods> and <mads> (and whatever > other root elements) and then could *include* (rather than *import*) > xml for > both mods and mads. I believe this would avoid the need for prefixes. OK. > I do think however, from a "big picture" perspective, it would > significantly inhibit flexibility. What kind of flexibility, for whom? Bruce