[osis-core] osisWork, refSystem - Summary
Todd Tillinghast
osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:41:01 -0600
It seems burdensome to have to repeat the same info twice for the
current work. But it seems we should be able to find ALL works in the
<works> element. Any alternatives?
Todd
> > 1. Should have attributes on osisText that are osisWork and
refSystem.
>
> > 2. The values of osisWork and refSystem are declared in separate
> > container elements, <works> and <refSystems> respectively, by
> > <work> and
> > <refSystem> elements, each of which has an attribute that acts as an
> > identifier for that entry.
>
> OK, let's see if I have this right. I'd do something like this?
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> <header>
> <title>Augustine's Confessions</title>
> <creator role="Author">St. Augustine</creator>
> <creator role="translator">Pusey</creator>
> <publisher>S.P.C.K.</publisher>
> <date>1912</date>
>
> <works>
> <work osisWork="augustine.confessions.SPCK1912">
> <title>Augustine's Confessions</title>
> <creator role="author">St. Augustine</creator>
> <creator role="translator">Pusey</creator>
> <publisher>S.P.C.K.</publisher>
> <date>1912</date>
> </work>
> </works>
>
> <refSystem refSystem="augustine.confessions.pusey.1880>
> <title>Augustine's Confession</title>
> <creator role="author">St. Augustine</creator>
> <creator role="translator">Pusey</creator>
> <language>en</language>
> <date>1880</date>
> </refSystem>
> </header>
>
>
> <osisText osisWork="augustine.confessions.SPCK1912"
> refSystem="agustine.confessions.pusey.1880">
> [doc here]
> </osisText>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> At least, that's my take on #1 and #2 above.
>
> The obvious issue is that there is redundant information in the
> <header> and in the <work> element. Do I really need a <work> element
> to define augustine.confessions.SPCK1912, and if so, should we drop
> the header elements?
>
> -Harry