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Editorial changes to terms in the DCTERMS Namespace

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Changes to Refinement: conformsTo

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo
Current Label: Conforms To
Current Definition: A reference to an established standard to which the resource conforms.
Current Comment: None.
Problem: The use of "A reference to" in the definition is problematic.
Proposed definition: ""An established standard to which the resource conforms.""
Proposed comment: [Unchanged] None.

Changes to Syntax Encoding Scheme: URI

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/uri
Current Label: URI
Current "See" reference: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc/2396.txt
Problem: RFC 2396 ("Uniform Resource Identifiers: Generic Syntax") has been superseded by RFC 3986.
Proposed "See" reference: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc/3986.txt

Changes to Refinement: Alternative

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
Current Label: Alternative
Current Definition: Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource.
Current Comment: This qualifier can include Title abbreviations as well as translations.
Problem: The property definition refers to the notion of an "alternative title", so it should be labeled as such. The comment refers to a "qualifier", using terminology that is no longer consistent with the DCMI Abstract Model as of 2005.
Proposed Label: Alternative Title
Proposed Definition: An alternative name for the resource.
Proposed Comment: The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.

Changes to Refinement: Created

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created
Current Label: Created
Current Definition: Date of creation of the resource.
Current Comment: none
Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
Proposed Label: Date Created
Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none

Changes to Refinement: Valid

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/valid
Current Label: Valid
Current Definition: Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.
Current Comment: none
Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
Proposed Label: Date Valid
Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none

Changes to Refinement: Available

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/available
Current Label: Available
Current Definition: Date (often a range) that the resource will become or did become available.
Current Comment: none
Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
Proposed Label: Date Available
Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none

Changes to Refinement: Issued

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
Current Label: Issued
Current Definition: Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource.
Current Comment: none
Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
Proposed Label: Date Issued
Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none

Changes to Refinement: Modified

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
Current Label: Modified
Current Definition: Date on which the resource was changed.
Current Comment: none
Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
Proposed Label: Date Modified
Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none

Changes to Encoding Scheme: DDC

URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC
Current "See": http://www.oclc.org/dewey/index.htm
Problem: 404 not found
Proposed "See": http://www.oclc.org/dewey/

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