DCMI: Expressing Qualified Dublin core in RDF / XML

Announcement

Resulting from the public review period 19 Sep 2001 - 19 Oct 2001 the DCMI proposed recommendation Expressing Qualified Dublin Core™ in RDF / XML has been re-edited on the basis of corresponding DC-AC decisions.

Examples discussed during review will be taken up in a future background and use-case paper, put up as work-item by DC-AC.

In the following summary fixes of typos are not recorded.
For details of changes in 4 Language qualification please compare with previous issue.

Changes Summary

General change

dcterms now used as namespace prefix for terms namespace.
Notational alignment.

Introduction

Warning w.r.t. namespace URI's removed.
Corresponding paper has been promoted to DCMI recommendation in the meantime.

2.1.3 Remark

Made explicit

rdfs:subPropertyOf 
can be iterated. 
Prevent erronous impression 
 A --subPropertyOf--> B1, A --subProperty--> B2
would not be possible in RDF.

2.1.5, 2.1.6

Changed numbering to 2.1.5, 2.1.5.1-5 to clarify context.

2.3.4 Iterated value/label game

Explicitly stated zero is a number

2.3.6 Remark

Added reference to observe 2.1.5.4-5. with 2.3.4.
Addressed schemes, with URI entries. (Based on proposal by P.Stickler)

3.2 DumbDown

Changed the to a.
title now also mentioned in preface.

4 Language qualification

Largely rewritten, shortened and simplified.
Coordinated with DCSimple RDF/XML w.r.t. xml:lang.

5 Appendix

Schemes marked as non-normative.
Hint to dcterms:audience added.
MetaData of schema now include references to DCMI recommendations.