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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Hellman <eric@hellman.net>
To: Metadata list <metadata@doi.com>
Cc: Sally Morris <sally@morris-assocs.demon.co.uk>
Date: 23 September 1998 20:17
Subject: Re: [Metadata] 'Rendering' metadata
>The MIME headers in the HTTP protocol are designed to address this issue.
>For example, PDF files should be sent with the MIME type "application/pdf"
>There are also charset headers to indicate latin-1 , Unicode, etc.
>
>There is also a content negotiation protocol built into HTTP which is not
>used much. In principle, a single URL can retrieve a different format
>depending on what formats the client knows about.
>
>In other words, there's no obvious need to re-invent the wheel.
>
>Eric
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sally Morris <sally@morris-assocs.demon.co.uk>
>>To: Metadata list <metadata@doi.com>
>>Date: 04 September 1998 09:27
>>Subject: 'Rendering' metadata
>>
>>I wonder whether anyone can answer this question.
>>
>>Clearly there is a lot of work going on in many different
>>quarters on the (more or less) descriptive metadata which is
>>required for resource discovery and related
>>activities (e.g. linking); work is also under way (though
>>it's much earlier days) on rights metadata which is required
>>to actually carry out a transaction of any
>>kind. (We did, of course, realise at the June workshop
>>that there is no clear-cut distinction, and you often need
>>m/d which might be considered 'descriptive' for a
>>transaction and vice versa). However, I wonder if there
>>isn't a third kind of metadata - that which is needed for
>>'rendering', i.e. actually
>>opening/playing/whatever the electronic file on the
>>recipient's computer. Some of the necessary information
>>will be contained in the file extension (.doc or
>>whatever), but isn't a good deal more needed?
>>
>>Perhaps some of our more technically minded colleagues could
>>comment on whether work is in fact required in this area
>>too. If so, is it appropriate to set up
>>another working subgroup to start tackling it?
>>
>>Sally Morris
>>
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