[stdsreg] Minutes stdsreg Committee meeting #4

["Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

Standards Registry Committee document N011
Minutes of Standards Registry Committee
Conference Call No.4
9 April 2002

The following persons attended:
Bob Hager, Charles Ballard, Em DelaHostria,  He Jackson, James Crandall,
Jim Frank, John Ketchell, Karen Boehme, Mark Visbal, Martin Bryan,
Monica Vago, Robin, Beatrice Gbatte.

Apologies were received from Karl Best.

1	Introduction

The participants introduced themselves.

2	Approval of record of third meeting

A question for clarification was discussed: the idea of the links was to
encourage the promotion of the meta-data.

The record of the third meeting was approved.

3	Review of action items

Action 3.1, keeping the web page updated, was ongoing on Karl Best.

Concerning Action 3.2, Bob Hager and Martin Bryan reported the
respective approaches of NSSN and Diffuse towards classification issues.

Martin noted that there was an issue of "control" over classification
systems; the problem with ICS was that it was relatively difficult to
amend, and its current coverage of the ICT field was too general.
Diffuse had therefore needed to develop its own system.

On the other hand, those participants interested in standardization in
other areas felt that ICS seemed adequate for their meta-data needs.
organizations needed different ways to approach the classification
issue, with cross-references between the systems where required.

Referring to taxonomy, there was a further discussion of whether the
Committee should develop one of its own.  Some members felt that it
would be difficult - even impossible - to do the latter.

There was a reference to the ISONET taxonomy as a potential basis.  This
was using XML for meta-data.

Action 4.1	Bob Hager to provide information on ISONET

Action 4.2	Bob and Martin Bryan to discuss the ISONET indexing system

4	Registries

4.1	Meta-data proposal: review of completed templates provided

John Ketchell had provided one example. He had not found significant
problems except for the standards reference field; The example document
had some 25 references. There did not seem to be key words, or they were
not obvious to him. Overall he felt that the result was acceptable.

The meeting felt that the key cases would be the title of the document
and the comment fields. Standards may have multiple parts, which may
require two layer treatment. Reference quoted should be only normative
ones; links could be made to the meta-data of referenced documents.

Karen Boehme said a few words about a first ebXML registry
implementation by Hong Kong University;

Action 3: Karen to provide information on Hong Kong ebXML activity.

It was recommended that the meeting look at attributes for use of
meta-data elements, names, language. The intention should be to define
these elements in order not to present elements that could be confusing
to the readers.

Action 4: All members to examine the meta-data from their own
organisation's prospective, capture elements and send to list.


5	Any other business

John reported that he had been in contact with Makx Dekkers from Dublin
Core. He or nominee may be present at the next meeting.


6	Schedule of further meetings

Meeting #5 will be held on 23 April and will be hosted by Bob Hager
(ANSI)

Meeting #6 has been scheduled for 7 May and will be hosted by Monica
Vago (INCITS)


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