At Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:00:32 -0700,
Gyani <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Erik,
>
> This was not the real context of my reply earlier.
>
> however, you can interpret the recommendations as you want . you can
> choose to follow strictly all recommendations or skip anyone of them
> as it suits your needs. DCMI does not dictate implementation.
> […]

Hi Ganesh,

Sorry, I’m still confused as to what parts of the guidelines are being
violated here. The only problematic thing I can see is that the top
level dc element is in the {http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/}
namespace, which doesn’t define a dc element. Here is my analysis.

From
<http://www.dublincore.org/documents/2003/04/02/dc-xml-guidelines/>

| Recommendation 1. Implementors should base their XML applications on
| XML Schemas [XMLSCHEMA] rather than XML DTDs.

Not clear from the example. It might or might not conform to a schema.

| Recommendation 2. Implementors should use XML Namespaces [XMLNS] to
| uniquely identify DC elements, element refinements and encoding
| schemes.

Followed. All elements are in the {http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/}
namespace, which is mapped to the null prefix.

| Recommendation 3. Implementors should encode properties as XML
| elements and values as the content of those elements.

Followed.

| Recommendation 4. The property names for the 15 DC elements should
| be all lower-case.

Followed.

| Recommendation 5. Multiple property values should be encoded by
| repeating the XML element for that property.

Followed.

I have inserted the Sandburg xml below.

best,
Erik Hetzner

<?xml version='1.0' ?>

  <dc xmlns="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/";>
  <title>Arithmetic /     </title>
  <creator>
      Sandburg, Carl,
      1878-1967.

  </creator>
  <creator>
      Rand, Ted,
      ill.

  </creator>
  <type/>
  <publisher>San Diego :Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,</publisher>
  <date>c1993.</date>
  <language>eng</language>
  <description>A poem about numbers and their characteristics. Features anamorphic, or distorted, drawings which can be restored to normal by viewing from a particular angle or by viewing the image's reflection in the provided Mylar cone.</description>
  <description>One Mylar sheet included in pocket.</description>
  <subject>Arithmetic</subject>
  <subject>Children's poetry, American.</subject>
  <subject>Arithmetic</subject>
  <subject>American poetry.</subject>
  <subject>Visual perception.</subject>
</dc>
;; Erik Hetzner, California Digital Library
;; gnupg key id: 1024D/01DB07E3