Editorial changes to terms in the DCTERMS Namespace
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Changes to Refinement: conformsTo
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Current Label: Conforms To
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Current Definition: A reference to an established standard to which the resource conforms.
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Current Comment: None.
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Problem: The use of "A reference to" in the definition is problematic.
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Proposed definition: ""An established standard to which the resource conforms.""
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Proposed comment: [Unchanged] None.
Changes to Syntax Encoding Scheme: URI
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Current Label: URI
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Current "See" reference: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc/2396.txt
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Problem: RFC 2396 ("Uniform Resource Identifiers: Generic Syntax") has been superseded by RFC 3986.
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Proposed "See" reference: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc/3986.txt
Changes to Refinement: Alternative
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Current Label: Alternative
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Current Definition: Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource.
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Current Comment: This qualifier can include Title abbreviations as well as translations.
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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.
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Proposed Label: Alternative Title
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Proposed Definition: An alternative name for the resource.
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Proposed Comment: The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.
Changes to Refinement: Created
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Current Label: Created
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Current Definition: Date of creation of the resource.
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Current Comment: none
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Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
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Proposed Label: Date Created
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Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none
Changes to Refinement: Valid
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Current Label: Valid
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Current Definition: Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.
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Current Comment: none
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Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
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Proposed Label: Date Valid
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Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none
Changes to Refinement: Available
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Current Label: Available
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Current Definition: Date (often a range) that the resource will become or did become available.
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Current Comment: none
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Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
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Proposed Label: Date Available
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Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none
Changes to Refinement: Issued
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Current Label: Issued
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Current Definition: Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource.
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Current Comment: none
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Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
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Proposed Label: Date Issued
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Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none
Changes to Refinement: Modified
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Current Label: Modified
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Current Definition: Date on which the resource was changed.
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Current Comment: none
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Problem: Later Date refinements have included "Date" in the Label, and this form is now preferred.
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Proposed Label: Date Modified
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Proposed Comment: [unchanged] none
Changes to Encoding Scheme: DDC
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Current "See": http://www.oclc.org/dewey/index.htm
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Problem: 404 not found
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Proposed "See": http://www.oclc.org/dewey/