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gils: Re: Cross Reference Definition

gils: Re: Cross Reference Definition

Re: Cross Reference Definition

Eliot Christian (echristi@usgs.gov)
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 10:57:19 -0400 

Message-Id: <2.2.32.19960916145719.007227bc@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 10:57:19 -0400
To: gils@cni.org
From: Eliot Christian <echristi@usgs.gov>
Subject: Re: Cross Reference Definition


On 9/12/96, Fay Turner <fst@its.nlc-bnc.ca> wrote:
> 
> While we are tinkering away with the Profile definitions, how does the 
> GILS group feel about expanding the definition of Cross Reference to 
> include not just "another locator record" but also "other related 
> information resources" which may not have a locator record but can be 
> accessed electronically?  This is supported by the NARA Guidelines and 
> makes sense for inclusion in the profile.
> 
> Definition: This element is a grouping of subelements that together 
> identify another locator record "or related information resources" 
> likely to be of interest.

I support the recommendation to fix the wording in the definition of a 
Cross Reference. A good example of the effective use of this element is 
found in the GILS Pathway records at GPO Access--their Cross References 
point to agency's GILS home pages, among other things.

Eliot Christian
<echristi@usgs.gov>

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