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> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Rochkind
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 11:40 AM
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> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] MODS and DCTERMS
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> So wait, why didn't the QDC people just use oai_dc too?

'Cause the properties in oai_dc are the simple DC properties - no way to just tack on the additional features needed for QDC (a few additional elements, refinements, statements of encoding schemes used, etc.). Basically for a QDC format you need to start at the outer wrapper and then start importing the various parts (the old QDC XML had three separate XML schemas I think) rather than starting from the simple one and adding features to it.

Jenn