Abstract

This paper describes a prototype for a Web service that translates between pairs of metadata schemas. Despite a current trend toward encoding in XML and XSLT, we present arguments for a design that features a more distinct separation of syntax from semantics. The result is a system that auomates routine processes, has a well-defined place for human input, and achieves a clean separation of the document data model, the document translations, and the machinery of the application.

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Carol Jean Godby
OCLC, USA,
Devon Smith
OCLC, USA,
Eric Rogers Childress
OCLC Research, USA,

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Godby, C., Smith, D., & Childress, E. (2003). Two Paths to Interoperable Metadata. International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 2003. https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952107308

DOI : 10.23106/dcmi.952107308

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