Dan, The Unicode block could be identified, yes, but I don't think there's a 1:1 relationship between Unicode blocks and ISO 15924, i.e., I think characters get recycled across scripts. -Jon Jon Stroop Metadata Analyst C-17-D2 Firestone Library Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: (609)258-0059 Fax: (609)258-0441 http://diglib.princeton.edu http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead Dan Matei wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Metadata Object Description Schema List >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon >> Sent: 7 aprilie 2009 17:01 >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [MODS] second set of approved MODS changes for >> version 3.4 >> >> >>> - Define <!criptTerm> under <language>: a new subelement of >>> >> <language> will be introduced, <!criptTerm>, with attributes >> type (code, text) and authority. This will allow explicit and >> standardized indication (using iso15924) of the script used >> in a resource. >> > > But, if UNICODE is used, the script could be identified automatically. Or not ? > > Dan > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dan Matei, director > CIMEC - Institutul de Memorie Culturală [Institute for Cultural Memory] > Piața Presei Libere nr. 1, CP 33-90 > 013701 București [Bucharest], Romania > www.cimec.ro >