[eml-dev] Multiple language extensions to EML

[David Blankman]

Margaret,

As EML is becoming an international standard, we need to start thinking
about ways to make EML more intelligent about multiple languages.Wwhile EML
allows multiple titles, there is currently no way to indicated that multiple
titles are equivalent. For example,if I have:
<title> North American Forests </title>  AND
<title> Bosques de Norte Americano</title>

EML currently has no way to indicate that these are the same title, just in
a different language.

Matt and I were taling about this at the ISEI-Cancun meeting, but I thought
that it would be a good idea to get this discussion started within eml-dev
and the ILTER group as well.

David

David Blankman
Director of Information Management, Israel LTER/Ma'arag
Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology
Jacob Blaustein Desert Research Institute
Ben Gurion University
Midreshet Ben Gurion, 84990 Israel
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