RDF

Resource Description Framework (RDF):



• Too many ways of handling metadata
  <META NAME="DC.creator" CONTENT="(TYPE=name) UKOLN">
  
  <META NAME="DC.creator.name" CONTENT="UKOLN">
  ...
• RDF provides generic infrastructure for metadata
• Based on XML
• See <URL:http://www.w3.org/PICS/>

<?xml:namespace name="http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core#" as="DC"?>

<RDF:RDF>

<RDF:Description RDF:HREF="http://www.bar.com/some.doc"

RDF:BAGID="Statement_001">

<DC:Creator>John Smith</DC:Creator>

</RDF:Description>

<RDF:Description RDF:HREF="#Statement_001">

<DS:CreatedOn򗶮-02-06T14:00Z</DS:CreatedOn>

<DS:CreatedBy>Jane Cooper</DS:CreatedBy>

</RDF:Description>

</RDF:RDF>

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