[osis-core] references and self-ids Part 1 - Assumptions/statements

[Todd Tillinghast]

In this posting I was leaving the concept of defining abstract.  A
reference system can be define by a statement such as "the set of
references found in the first printing of X version by Y publisher".
This defines the set of references but does not do anything for
validating them.  It does however provide a discrete set of identifiers
against which an identifier can be checked.

I believe that we should create a mark up syntax that will allow
reference system owners to define the valid set of references and to map
one reference system to another one.  Some discussion has been had on
this topic but has been set aside for now in order to get the basic
version out.

Todd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:owner-osis-
> core@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Harry Plantinga
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 6:47 AM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] references and self-ids Part 1 -
> Assumptions/statements
> 
> Todd,
> 
> > 2) Whether validated or not a reference system defines the set of
valid
> > references.
> > 2) There may be zero or more specific works that are compliant with
and
> > use a given reference system.
> 
> If a reference system is to "define" a set of valid references, how do
you
> define that system, if not by giving an example?  Are you proposing
some
> kind of markup that would say exactly what IDs should be there, in
what
> order,
> what sections of the text they refer to, etc?
> 
> It seems to me that to define a reference system, one has to specify
such
> things,
> either with markup or with a defining document.
> 
> -Harry
>